ESFA annual report and accounts: 8 things we learned £4.5m academy write-offs, risks of ‘errors’ and bumper £107k ‘exit package’ payout
Explainer: Labour’s VAT plan for private schools The new government has published a policy paper on one of its flagship education proposals
Eight reforms to fix ‘broken’ SEND system from councils-backed report A national regulator, greater clarity over needs, clampdown on private sector profits and ‘less adversarial’ system proposed
DfE can’t show ‘value for money’ of £9.2bn disadvantage spend Spending watchdog finds ‘limited evidence’ of how well almost half of funding to narrow attainment gap is used
Academies: No MAT target, but mergers growing Around one in five trusts which were running schools in 2019 are no longer in operation
Funding: ‘Functioning’ schools ‘won’t be immediate priority’ Ex-education adviser warns of ‘very difficult conversations’ on teacher pay
5 big schools policy hurdles for the next government Politics guru Sam Freedman and trust boss Lucy Heller set out the education changes coming, and the hurdles
Trust staff go on strike as GAG pooling row escalates First strikes over MAT central charges start as union demands radical changes to trust’s GAG pooling policy
RAAC school faces £2m hit after pupils go elsewhere Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is not the only MAT complaining of drops in numbers at RAAC-affected schools