Covid: Attendance reaches 9-month high, but schools ‘not out of the woods’ More than one in ten schools still report high staff absences
50 schools sought for £980k girls sport scheme DfE says ‘Your Time’ programme will offer opportunities for girls to access competitive sport
Save some cash for later to fund teacher pay bill, DfE says Schools told to plan budgets over multiple years to make best use of ‘frontloaded’ funding settlement
The road to £30k: DfE proposes 16% starting salary hike by 2023 But most teachers and leaders would see smaller rises of 3% next year and 2% the year after
Firm given ‘value for SEND’ contract slashed council care plans Concern £1.5m government scheme is ‘simply cost-cutting exercise’
Warning over ‘cruel’ school funding ‘have and have nots’ MPs urge government to ‘thoroughly investigate’ regional divides
The schools resisting ministers’ all-academy land ambitions Schools Week looks at the areas that have thwarted ministers’ decade-long academisation drive
Teachers observed on ‘curriculum intent’ as Ofsted focus seeps into classroom One in five teachers report receiving feedback on curriculum intent following a lesson observation
Government to set 2030 target for all schools to become academies But white paper is likely to kick decision on forced academisation down the road