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
‘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’
DfE officials ‘concerned’ over school building impact of Grenfell bans Warning government action against firms could hit ‘every’ school project, amid ‘concerning’ DfE emails
MAT backtracks on ‘dangerous’ pension changes, unions claim England’s biggest MAT will no longer roll out controversial pension plan from September, NAHT says
DfE promises delayed KCSIE guidance ‘this month’ New version of safeguarding guidance will only feature ‘technical changes’, despite previous promises of ‘substantive’ updates
Headteacher associations join forces in national network Group aims to ‘mobilise’ leaders and give heads stronger policymaking voice
New compliance checks to spot schools flouting Baker clause But those breaking the rules won’t be named and shamed
Ofsted reveals how it will inspect schools’ AI use Inspectors will not check tech use as a ‘standalone’ part of inspections, but will look at its impact on outcomes
Pilot of SEND tech device ‘lending libraries’ for schools launched DfE says £1.7m scheme will benefit up to 4,000 schools across up to 32 local authorities