‘Significant issues’ in training reforms, school rebuilds and tutoring, say officials Ten of 11 DfE major projects are now rated ‘amber’, with fears over delivering them on time and on budget
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
Ofqual chief admits exam board mistakes caused ‘distress’ Chief regulator Jo Saxton also told school leaders handwriting is ‘here to stay’, and warn they face worse results than 2021
‘Recovery premium’ rolled out for all special school and AP pupils Catch-up cash will increase for mainstream secondaries, rising to £60k on average, but rates frozen for most primaries
Schools brace for Covid exams disruption as pupil anxiety rises Invigilator shortages, requests to sit exams in separate rooms and Covid infections cause major headache for heads, says union
New DfE powers to ban online teachers amid grooming fears The government plans to close a series of loopholes in its teacher misconduct regime
Herrington: ‘We’ll miss targets if trusts act in their own interest’ Meeting literacy and numeracy targets will require academies’ and councils cooperating, says national schools commissioner
A third of new secondary heads ‘leave profession within five years’ Union analysis suggests a growing exodus, and shows pay restraint and inflation have wiped 21 per cent off leaders’ pay since 2010
Teacher recruitment targets hiked as DfE predicts post-Covid exodus Ministers have repeatedly missed past targets, but slashed trainee bursaries during a short-lived Covid boom