Academies

Free schools: DfE loses millions on unused sites

Government also spent £10.9 million on upkeep, such as security, maintenance and utility bills, on the empty sites

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Pay and conditions

Teachers given strike ‘exemption’ to prepare for Ofsted

Teachers at 'outstanding' school given union blessing to cross picket line after getting Ofsted call

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Samantha Booth
Pay and conditions

Oak usage during teacher strikes double last year’s Omicron peak

More than 886,000 lessons were taken on first day of teacher strikes

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Samantha Booth
Pay and conditions

Teacher strikes: 54% of schools shut or restrict attendance

About 8,400 schools were estimated to be shut or partially closed on the first day of strike action

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Pay and conditions

Teacher strikes: 40% of pupils miss school, data suggests

It means 3.2 million pupils were at home today because of strikes if attendance data from 3,300 schools is...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Pay and conditions

Teacher pay demands ‘economically incoherent’, Keegan says

Education secretary said government 'can't bake in inflation' as teachers begin first national strike in six years

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Samantha Booth
Tutoring

£220m catch-up cash went unspent, watchdog finds

The government's spending watchdog says ministers should assess how the withdrawal of tutoring subsidies will affect schools

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Samantha Booth
Schools

Capita set to oversee flexible working programme

Private firm understood to be preferred bidder ahead of schools that have run a similar scheme for 18 months

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Samantha Booth
Schools

Flexible working costs ‘hinder’ schools, DfE study finds

While school leaders believe benefits of flexible working do outweigh costs, some express concern on short-term finances

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth