Campaigners warn against ‘dangerous’ register of children not in school Move to amend schools bill to collect data on pupils’ protected characteristics also questioned
Health and safety watchdog to inspect schools’ asbestos management DfE data suggests more than eight in 10 schools have the harmful material on their sites
Ofsted job cut inspection warning, plus 9 more annual account findings Plans to slim down the civil service could have ‘implications’ for new inspection work
Pupil numbers to shrink by 12% over the next decade Government revises down 2032 pupil number prediction in the face of ‘notably lower birth projections’
Assess wellbeing risk of strip searches before calling police, schools told DfE updates guidance on searching, screening and confiscation in wake of Child Q scandal
Quince appointed schools minister as caretaker roles confirmed Brendan Clarke-Smith gets children’s brief in shake-up following mass resignations
School attendance hits five-month low, workforce absence soars Nearly one in 10 secondary school teachers were off last week, DfE estimates
Labour plans to curtail academy freedoms in schools bill amendment Opposition seizes on government infighting – finally revealing its own plans for academies
September 2022 Ofsted inspection changes: What schools need to know Curriculum grace period ends – but new grade descriptor ‘will prevent cliff edge’