Universities told to advertise drop-out rates Government says plans will give students ‘genuine choice’ about where to study
Zahawi guts his own schools bill in humiliating climbdown The controversial new powers – including academy standards – will be revisited once a regulation review has concluded
DfE launches regulatory review to ‘future proof’ academy trusts Amanda Spielman, Leora Cruddas and trust representatives will advise Baroness Barran on accountability reforms
AQA staff vote in favour of strike action over pay Unison considering ‘next steps’ after 71% vote for industrial action it claims could disrupt exam results
Private schools over-inflated GCSEs during Covid, analysis suggests But academics say it’s ‘still not clear’ why private schools issued more generous grades than expected
Covid wipes almost a third off academies’ fundraising income Charity Parentkind said PTA fundraisers upped their hours last year, but suffered from cancelled events and less lucrative virtual ones
Schools told to raid own coffers to get pupils to exams during rail strike DfE says schools are ‘best placed to prioritise their spending to support their pupils and students’ during biggest rail strike in 30 years
Middlesbrough gets help to tackle absences Tackling persistent absence has become a key priority for ministers after rates soared during the pandemic
DfE orders e-registers and sets new thresholds for absence fines Schools to be told to modernise the way they collect and record attendance data as government plans absence crackdown