EPI blasts government’s ‘decade of failure’ on disadvantage gap Gap for poorest pupils fails to improve since 2011
DfE says rising energy costs will have ‘relatively small impact’ on school budgets Government has told leaders they can shoulder ‘cost pressures’ from recent funding rises
Early GCSE results won’t count in 2022 league tables Qualifications entered early in 2020 and 2021 won’t count towards progress 8 scores of current year 11 cohort
Covid pupil absences fall, but 320,000 still off Leaders still facing ‘major headache’ as almost one in ten staff remain absent
Academies system has given politicians too much power, says ex-DfE boss Ex-permanent secretary says academisation has left school system ‘more centralised than it should be’
Remote admissions appeals here to stay as DfE seeks to make Covid changes permanent Hearings would also be allowed to continue with just two panelists if one withdraws
‘Elite’ sixth forms: Will they work? Councils question plans to open new 16 to 19 free schools, while leaders warn expansion could affect existing provision
Only use exam board websites to access advance information, schools told Boards are trying to prevent misinformation spreading online
Ministers told to beef up waning pupil vaccination rates Calls come as new data shows poorer pupils are the least likely to be vaccinated