Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not The government’s new policies will allow every child to benefit from education, no matter where they live, says Robin Walker
Behaviour and exclusions consultation: What schools need to know Don’t use ‘no exclusion’ policies and set out mobile phone use mitigations, government says
Plans for register of home educated children hang on extra funding Key details – such as how sanctions for non-compliance would work – also still to be ‘worked through’
Ministers should ‘seriously consider’ revoking Randstad’s NTP contract, says Halfon Education committee chair makes major intervention over tutor scheme
Levelling-up white paper: 9 things schools need to know New ‘UK National Academy’ planned to ‘stretch’ children ‘beyond the curriculum’
Swap ‘cliff-edge’ GCSEs for ‘test when ready’, says exams review Independent Assessment Commission says qualifications are ‘inequitable and unreliable’
DfE clamps down on loophole allowing fraudsters in classrooms New banning powers would also apply to ex-teachers and those in online schools
55 ‘education investment areas’ named for £3k teacher retention payments DfE wants 90% of primary pupils to meet ‘expected standard’, but ‘levelling up’ announcement includes no new money
Police won’t investigate DfE Christmas party, but Sue Gray findings withheld Party was allegedly instigated by Gavin Williamson to ‘thank staff’ and attended by Susan Acland-Hood