National schools commissioner Dominic Herrington to leave role Departure to Ministry of Justice role comes ahead of shake-up of regional school commissioners group
Failure to focus on poorer pupils will widen gap, say tutoring providers Letter urges education secretary to ensure the scheme’s ‘core original focus’ on disadvantaged children is not lost
80 winners scoop silver at the 2022 Pearson National Teaching Awards Education secretary praises ‘incredible educators who support our children to achieve their potential’
Crackdown to ensure schools face ‘rigorous checks’ on ECT training Investigation revealed mentors were not being given their legal entitlement to time off timetable for training
Half of new teachers struggle to balance teaching and training Government evaluation report also reveals three in four mentors have struggled to spend time on their own training
One in four pupils were persistently absent in autumn 2021 Changes to isolation rules reduced Covid-related absence, but illness drove a rise in other absences
£200 grants to encourage small school staff to take NPQs £22.6m set aside as free scholarships also opened up to private schools
DfE plans first step in academy revolution Work to move to all-academies system will begin later this term
Staff say overcrowding hampered bomb scare evacuation at DfE’s Sheffield office Workers warn of ‘disaster waiting to happen’ after incident on day of top civil servant’s visit