High Court issues council ‘wake-up call’ on special needs delays Children were waiting over a year for their care plans to be updated
‘Extreme concern’ Covid inquiry won’t focus enough on education Inquiry chair urges public to respond to consultation
Nearly 10% of year 11s still absent from school as exams loom Leaders describe new data as ‘extremely worrying’ as exam students remain worst-hit by absences
Walker promises flexibility after early career framework ‘straitjacket’ complaints Department officials will look at giving mentors ‘more options’ for when they can do training
Oak academy to move into public hands with ‘no privatisation’ and independence condition Education secretary will say he’s committed to building on the ‘by teachers, for teachers’ approach behind its launch’
IFS: Most teachers will still be worse off after pay rise Starting salaries will rise, but more experienced teachers face 5% real-terms pay cut, warns think tank
MPs: Keep tutoring subsidy in poor areas to avoid ‘epidemic of inequality’ Ministers urged to review plans to gradually taper off subsidies for flagship catch-up programme
DfE challenged over plan to award top trusts £121m Institute of Teaching Decision could leave department facing another procurement row
Most councils don’t know how many children are ‘missing’ education Children’s commissioner calls for reform after finding ‘significant weaknesses’ in data held by local authorities