Keegan’s special adviser Mark Lehain to run academy trust Former free school head returns to the sector after government adviser stint
CPD, governance and recruitment: DfE’s cost-cutting spree Now Teach is the latest in a round of cuts made by the department as it aims to plug a budget blackhole of at least around £1 billion
Teaching assistants cut in 75% of primary schools More headteachers cut staff amid warning primaries face ‘rapid deterioration’ due to funding woes
OGAT appoint Lee Wilson as new chief executive Interim CEO gets permanent gig to replace Sir Martyn Oliver who left for Ofsted top job
Free NPQ scheme scaled back £184m Covid recovery scheme will end this year, replaced by less generous offer that could train just a quarter of the staff
‘A disgrace’: Plug pulled on governor recruitment scheme Ministers ‘taking governors for granted’ as ‘final piece’ of governance funding axed
Ofsted: ‘Constrained’ funding could ‘compromise’ inspection reliability Watchdog’s chair warns actions to absorb rising costs are a ‘short-term fix’ and will likely ‘store up cost pressures’
Schools sector sounds the alarm over transgender guidance Calls for government to back schools in legal cases, fears guidance clashes with safeguarding rules and isn’t in child’s best interests
Sir Martyn Oliver’s first big Ofsted speech: in full Ofsted chief inspector promises to ‘do more to recognise the challenging circumstances heads face’