Academies

DfE lets Harris and Oasis off the hook for £9.4m academy sponsor contributions

The government has written off cash owed as collection efforts have been 'exhausted'

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Politics

DfE top boss handed £278k payout to leave after exams fiasco

Jonathan Slater had just eight months left in post, but was pushed out in spate of perm sec departures

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

400 schools sign up to take collective action against SIMS

However the DfE has given schools the green light to proceed with sign-up

James Carr
James Carr
Covid

DfE looks to ex-teachers to fill Covid staffing gaps

Leaders also asked to 'use their own networks to encourage sign-up'

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Teacher training

9 in 10 leaders say ECF reforms creating extra workload

NAHT union warns mentors are 'drowning' in work

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Covid

Second jabs planned in schools from January 10

Every school will receive second-dose sessions by half-term, even as more than half 12-15-year-olds remain unvaccinated

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Covid

£10m catch-up schemes to help schools with most learning loss

Three regions set to benefit from extra maths and literacy cash

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Tutoring

Trust funds full-time tutors for disadvantaged pupils

TKAT recruits its own full-time tutors following extension of £250k pilot

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Teacher training

Ofsted to assess ITT provider reaccreditations

Watchdog will join DfE in assessing reaccreditation applications under ITT reforms

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth