Ofsted confirms state school inspections to resume on December 1 Routine inspections have been paused since July but will resume next month
DfE social media ‘apology’ stunt slammed as ‘completely tone deaf’ A DfE social media post boasting about the department’s achievements has been lambasted by the sector and public
Staff to strike over school’s virtual maths teacher NEU members to walk out for six days over Star Academies’ use of virtual teacher based hundreds of miles away for top set maths
New research to scope out ‘bridging gap’ in SEND teacher training Survey shows two-thirds of ITT providers feel trainee teachers not adequately prepared
New British Sign Language GCSE rules confirmed, but will exam boards offer it? Charities welcome ‘landmark’ step in establishing British Sign Language GCSE, but next step rests with exam boards
The rise of teaching internships – a recruitment solution? We look at how many teaching interns go on to train as teachers, and the pros and cons of internships for schools
£5.4m scheme to boost maths skills in early years settings DfE seeking organisation to deliver programme ‘to at least 5,000 settings’
Ofsted slammed over consultation analysis method (and still keeps it secret) Experts warn of ‘risk’ decision-makers at inspectorate were not ‘provided with the relevant information’
Can schools really afford to cut assistant heads? Ministers point to rising numbers of assistant heads in cost-cutting advice. What’s behind the rise, and is a cut do-able?