‘Outstanding’ schools not inspected for 15 years downgraded in first Ofsted reports Those downgraded have not been inspected for a combined 235 years
Government ditches £90m school ‘arts premium’ manifesto pledge Policy is one of several 2019 pledges to be delayed or to have fallen by the wayside
Exams 2022: Ofqual confirms ‘plan B’ details Exams watchdog says schools should ‘guard’ against ‘over-assessment’ of students
How schools delivered food parcels and curriculum during lockdown A new report highlights the creative ways schools partnered to learn from each other and continue to develop during lockdowns, writes Kate Chhatwal
SEND review ‘steering group’ appointed to push through reforms Children’s minister defends delays to landmark review and warns Covid has ‘intensified’ issues
Revealed: 39 sixth forms and colleges to split £83m post-16 capacity fund Capital funding will help settings cope with anticipated boom in pupil numbers, says DfE
Pay rises must be met from schools’ core budgets, minister confirms Robin Walker seeks to reassure leaders spending review settlement will make pressures affordable
CO2 monitors: Almost half of promised devices delivered But data doesn’t show how many schools are yet to receive deliveries