Academies

Academy trusts face improvement notices for ‘unsafe’ buildings

Academy trust handbook update also includes pause on electric car schemes and finance lease changes

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Teacher Regulation Agency

Teacher misconduct cases ‘driven up’ by parent complaints

Regulator blames leap in referrals lodged by members of the public for increased caseload

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
SEND

SEND system ‘very likely’ to become unsustainable, warns DfE

Risk that councils' financial challenges will impede essential support services now 'critical'

Freddie Whittaker
Samantha Booth and Jack Dyson
ESFA

ESFA annual report and accounts: 8 things we learned

£4.5m academy write-offs, risks of 'errors' and bumper £107k 'exit package' payout

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Private schools

Explainer: Labour’s VAT plan for private schools

The new government has published a policy paper on one of its flagship education proposals

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Teacher pay

Teacher pay 2024: Everything you need to know

Is it really ‘fully funded’? Can schools afford it? And what else has been announced?

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher pay

Reeves accepts 5.5% teacher pay recommendation

DfE confirms it will hand schools £1.2bn to help pay for staff rises, but they'll have to contribute £600m...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Meet the ministers: Portfolios of Starmer’s DfE lineup confirmed

Who is doing what at the DfE under the Labour government

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Disadvantage

DfE can’t show ‘value for money’ of £9.2bn disadvantage spend

Spending watchdog finds 'limited evidence' of how well almost half of funding to narrow attainment gap is used

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson