Keegan: ‘I fully understand teacher and leader workload is too high’ The education secretary told schools in a letter she is ‘disappointed’ the NEU won’t pause strikes, but vowed to tackle workloads and staff shortages
Review Ofsted grades, reliability and complaints, trust body says Key findings: Seven suggestions to improve Ofsted inspections according to the Confederation of School Trusts
Agnew’s crusade uncovers financial mishaps in maintained schools A crackdown begun by ex-minister Lord Agnew reveals the extent of financial mismanagement, deficits and fraud among maintained schools
DfE eyes building reserve army of academy troubleshooters Ministers could revive an Academy Ambassadors-style trustee recruitment scheme, but with greater DfE control and fewer trusts eligible
Starmer pledges ‘education system reform’, but few details yet Labour leader promises long-term missions would end ‘sticking-plaster politics’, but union says more cash needed too
DfE told to fix disability data gaps for half of teachers Small study says schools are not including disability when collecting staff diversity data, with experts and schools urging new guidance
Hike school breakfast funding and expand free school meals, Hunt told 150 heads call for school breakfast cash in the spring budget, while councils warn government rules stop 215,000 eligible children getting free school meals
How schools are caught up in a £200m MIS ‘turf war’ Smaller MIS firms are pouncing amid a record exodus from SIMS, with more choice but also more controversy in the growing market
Oasis gives up Isle of Sheppey academy where most pupils absent School with four below-‘good’ ratings in a row will become the first to ever leave England’s sixth-largest trust