Attendance

Absence gap for vulnerable children rises

Concerning analysis reveals most vulnerable pupils miss up to 4.4 more days of school than their peers

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Teacher Regulation Agency

Teacher misconduct cases ‘driven up’ by parent complaints

Regulator blames leap in referrals lodged by members of the public for increased caseload

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Covid

DfE Covid lockdown party may have gone on past 1am

Staff swiped out of Sanctuary Buildings 34 times after 10am on night of party, 8 times after 1am

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher strikes

Largest trust would shun ‘inflammatory’ new strike laws

Minimum service levels 'likely to be self-defeating in practice', warns United Learning

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

Williamson ‘considered resigning’ over ‘panic’ Jan 2021 school closures

Former ed sec tells Covid inquiry he did not have 'complete autonomy' over closure decisions, and claims his advice...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Catch-up

NELI catch-up scheme boosted children’s language by 4 months

Evaluation also finds pupils eligible for free school meals made even more progress from national roll-out of intervention

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

New academy trust found for Isle of Sheppey school

School being given up by Oasis has never been rated 'good' or better

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Grammar Schools

Grammar school inclusion plan had little impact, DfE admits

Government tells selective schools to 'challenge themselves to do more' as proportion of poorer pupils rises by just 0.7%

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker