MPs launch inquiry into persistent school absence Education committee intervenes after persistent absence soared to 23.5 per cent post-pandemic
Staff absences at twice pre-Covid levels as winter illnesses take their toll Unions call for the government to cover the cost of supply staff and improve ventilation
Arise, Sir Ian: Knighthood for MAT boss and DfE adviser Bauckham EEF boss Professor Becky Francis, ex-national schools commissioner Dominic Herrington and MAT leader Rob Tarn also recognised
Keegan claims teachers are among ‘top 10% of earners’ Education secretary incorrectly claims teacher pay is ‘a lot higher’ than average, and inflates the average head’s salary by £20k
To parents, thriving children are more important than the academies debate ‘Most of the parents we spoke to were not only uninterested, but frankly unaware of what academisation means’
Unions get green-light to challenge ‘strike-breaking’ law in court Judicial reviews brought by the TUC, NASUWT and Unison will be heard in March
Ofsted annual report 2021-22: 11 things we learned Watchdog issues warnings over uninspected schools, part-time timetables and its lack of powers over ‘chaotic’ and ‘unsafe’ illegal schools
Ofsted: School workforce crisis ‘compounding’ catch-up problems Recruitment and retention of staff must be ‘urgently addressed’
Teacher training: DfE to scrap school direct fee-funded route Ministers are also considering rolling the school direct salaried route into their postgrad teaching apprenticeship