Council bankruptcy fear ‘dominates’ SEND reform thinking – DfE aide Government adviser also warns of a ‘fear factor’ around reform, and a risk parents will say ‘you’re taking our children’s rights away’
Becky Francis reveals ‘emerging themes’ from curriculum review Francis says ‘frequent complaints’ include that assessment and exams ‘dictate curriculum’, which is also ‘overprescribed and overstuffed’
Hacked pupil records at Capita rise to more than 50k A full investigation reveals more pupil records have been impacted than initially thought
Labour’s first budget: after the dust has settled, here’s what we know… A week on from the budget, Schools Week looks at how it may impact schools and the Department for Education
AQA uses injunction to clamp down on exam paper cheats England’s largest exam board said it is taking ‘proactive enforcement against those who try to undermine confidence in exams’
Labour reviewing all of Eton’s proposed ‘elite’ state schools Planned sixth forms in Dudley, Teeside and Oldham are part of a review of whether 44 free schools offer value for money
Oak National Academy judicial review put on hold Bodies representing ed tech and publishing firms say discussions with the DfE will continue
Private school body takes legal action against government on VAT The Independent Schools Council said the decision ‘has not been taken lightly’ but it is ‘defending the rights of families who have chosen independent education’
Revealed: The new education committee membership 11 MPs selected for influential committee that holds the Department for Education to account