Movers and Shakers

More DfE change as new regional director revealed

Nigel Minns’s arrival in the department makes it four changes to regional groups within the last year

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Inclusion

Special schools over capacity by 11,000 pupils

Around two-thirds of special schools are still over-capacity, DfE says

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Pay and conditions

Three-year 6.5% teacher pay rise won’t be enough, warns NFER

Annual report paints ‘happier’ picture of sector but warns ‘this is not the time for complacency’

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
School buildings

LocatED chief to depart as DfE prepares to absorb property firm

CEO announces she will take on ‘new challenge’ when the government-backed company moves into the department

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Movers and Shakers

Nottingham professors to lead university teacher trainers’ body

UCET chair Stefanie Sullivan, and fellow Nottingham University professor Jo McIntyre will jointly take over role

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Complaints to Ofsted rise as parents urged to approach schools first

Complaints to watchdog rise by 5 per cent as watchdog says some parents are bypassing internal processes

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks


Curriculum

Schools left in the dark on RSHE training grants

Department for Education promised training grants in ‘early 2026’

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Schools

English hubs support programme expanded to secondaries

English hubs to be rolled out to secondaries in September following ‘successful’ pilot

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Inclusion

Exclusions and absence cut under early identification approach – study

Approach focuses on early identification of needs and action plans

Ruth Lucas
Ruth Lucas
Politics

DfE’s £15m boost for marketing a ‘slap in face’ for families

Government criticised for ‘self-promotion’ after revealing £50m spend

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Inclusion

Soaring cost of private provision revealed as ministers plan curbs

The findings of a Schools Week investigation come as the government gears up to rein in spending on private special schools

Chaminda Jayanetti
Chaminda Jayanetti
Academies

Revealed: First MAT set to surpass 100 schools with merger

United Learning’s proposal to merge with another trust would take its academy tally into three figures

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson