Schools

Schools say they need more funding to hit 2030 tech target

One-third of schools say they will be unable to hit new technology targets in the next five years

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
AP

Post-16 AP funding gap exposed as school raids reserves

AP school forced to use £180k of reserves to launch sixth form, reigniting calls for post-16 transition funding

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Recruitment and retention

Government lacks ‘coherent plan’ to boost teacher recruitment

MPs also tell ministers to assess how effective pay rises are at retaining staff amid concerns over 6,500 teacher...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Admissions

Enforcement ‘first’, legal threats and place ‘caps’: Councils reveal admission woes

Watchdog report shows widespread clashes between councils and academy trusts as Labour plans school admission reforms

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Curriculum review

‘It’s refreshing Labour isn’t thrusting random vision on sector’, says Francis

Curriculum review chair says government's approach means her review won't 'tip the sector over'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
School buildings

DfE officials ‘concerned’ over school building impact of Grenfell bans

Warning government action against firms could hit 'every' school project, amid 'concerning' DfE emails

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Pensions

MAT backtracks on ‘dangerous’ pension changes, unions claim

England's biggest MAT will no longer roll out controversial pension plan from September, NAHT says

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
safeguarding

DfE promises delayed KCSIE guidance ‘this month’

New version of safeguarding guidance will only feature 'technical changes', despite previous promises of 'substantive' updates

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
School Leadership

Headteacher associations join forces in national network

Group aims to 'mobilise' leaders and give heads stronger policymaking voice

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson