One in three schools hit by fraudsters impersonating staff emails Schools have been warned they face particular cyber-security risks on exam and results days
E-ACT appoints new chief executive Tom Campbell made permanent boss at academy trust he has run on an interim basis
In short supply: Cover costs soar as teacher shortages and illness bite Investigation: Schools sound the alarm as finances hit by education’s shrinking workforce
Councils dawdle on surveying collapse risk building material At least 41 schools across 15 local authorities have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete
Transfer of struggling academy shows pattern of delays Analysis shows transfers take twice as long in some regions and that the speed of conversions has slowed since Covid
Sir Gav’s £17k golden goodbye, and 6 other things we learned from the DfE’s accounts Bumper payouts for sacked ministers, staff retention issues and fears over SEND performance all revealed in annual accounts
Future Academies appoints ex-Harris head as CEO Ex-Harris Tottenham head Lawrence Foley will lead the trust launched by ex-minister Lord Nash, which faced staff and student walkouts last year
DfE loses £10.3m in unclaimed free school VAT refunds Department admits tax was not claimed back for nine trusts’ free school projects by the HMRC deadline
Risk of school buildings collapsing now ‘very likely’, DfE says Government escalates dealing with school classroom safety to cross-government board after a rise in reported ‘serious structural issues’