Reasonable force: DfE ‘notes strong calls’ for training standards but won’t commit The Equality and Human Rights Commission has called for national training standards since 2021
5 key points from experts on tackling teacher crisis Experts have told MPs the government’s 6,500 teacher pledge must take quality and location of recruits into account
Ofqual fines Pearson £2m for exam rule breaches Exam board apologises after breaches affected tens of thousands of students taking language qualifications
52% of teachers report homeless children in their school, study shows Research shows pupils who live in temporary accommodation are missing school, arriving tired, and experiencing poor mental health
Schools lack resources to keep pupils with SEND – Ofsted Report reveals inconsistent support for pupils with SEND who are out of school and at risk of leaving
Six things MPs heard about school transport this week Committee discusses how to get a handle on rising costs, as home-to-school transport bill reaches £2.3bn
Income data to replace free school meals as trigger for disadvantage funding Government ‘will design new model’ for allocating the pupil premium and other disadvantage cash
Schools ‘expected’ to use new capped supply agency deal DfE launches ‘maximising value for pupils’ programme aimed at helping schools find savings
Trainee teacher numbers rise by 11%, but secondary target still not met Secondary recruitment hits 88 per cent of target, while primary over-recruits by 26 per cent after targets cut by DfE