Dodd Partners
Changes to isolation rules reduced Covid-related absence, but illness drove a rise in other absences
Work to move to all-academies system will begin later this term
The DfE will 'test the concept' of local authority multi-academy trusts, inviting councils to join a small trial
Workers warn of 'disaster waiting to happen' after incident on day of top civil servant's visit
Draft law would make Nadhim Zahawi 'the chief education officer' for thousands of schools, peers warn
A handful of councils alone have slashed more attendance staff than the DfE plans to recruit
Landmark MacAlister review warns the relationship between social care and education has become 'consistently fraught'
This takes its total refund to £48.5 million
At least three major outsourcing contracts from the DfE have been at the centre of legal challenges
