Schools forced to close over water shortages Children having to learn at home as South East Water blames ‘very high demand’ for tap water
National Institute of Teaching to run MAT CEO development programme Recruitment will begin this autumn to develop ‘next generation of courageous, pioneering’ CEOs
ChatGPT: Keegan launches call for evidence on AI in schools Ministers also announce a new taskforce to look at what digital skills are needed for the future
Revealed: Experts who will monitor ministers’ music education plan Conservative peer Veronica Wadley will chair monitoring board for the national plan for music education
AQA look at ‘Duolingo-style’ test for GCSE resitters It follows calls from school leaders’ union ASCL for a ‘passport’ in maths and English
‘Enough is enough’: Special schools’ devastating budgets revealed Nearly nine in ten special schools are forecasting a budget deficit over the next two years
Tax agency assessors to run school capacity checks Officials confirm visits in secondary and special schools will run from July for two years
Avoid costly survey on ‘crumbly concrete’, DfE tells schools It comes as ministers appear to row back on publishing responses on how many schools have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete
DfE delays report to ‘hide evidence’ of funding woes Letter sent to MPs on teacher strike day in April reveals requested evidence has been pushed back to September