New Schools Network launches ‘innovation fund’ to spend £650k reserves Closing charity seeks applications from schools and trusts that aim to end educational inequality
Trust blames not balancing books on lack of DfE Covid cash An expert said standalone academies faced particular challenges, but Covid boosted rather than worsened many schools’ finances
Oasis school where half of pupils don’t turn up rated ‘inadequate’ Trust said disengagement after pandemic and financial hardship behind absence rates amid government attendance crackdown
Teach First will support ‘closure’ of ITT providers under £75k contract Teacher training charity and Worcester University win contracts to provide ‘ITT market quality associates’
Covid funding data reveals £124m summer schools underspend Breakdown published by DfE shows schools received almost £300m in Covid grants
3,000 don’t complete courses as Covid disrupts teacher training Impact of decision to allow trainees affected by Covid to extend their courses begins to show
DfE ditches 7-year plan to legislate on summer-born admissions Ministers have been promising a law change on the issue since 2015, but say they will no longer pursue it
Key stage 1 SATs will be scrapped from 2023-24, STA confirms But a ‘full programme’ of tests will go ahead next academic year because new year 2s did not sit a baseline test
Supreme Court holiday pay ruling could ‘open the floodgates’ for claims Music teacher’s victory will have big ramifications for schools using permanent term-time-only contracts