Schools must publish improvement plans in absence crackdown The DfE is consulting on more prescriptive absence rules, ordering schools to be ‘proactive’ and councils to use their ‘full range of legal powers’
Ministers urged to review exams plan amid covid disruption School leaders concerned ‘trust in the fairness of exams process will falter’
DfE rejects 1 in 5 requests for school air-cleaning units 285 schools had bids for government-funded units refused because they ‘did not meet the eligibility criteria’
‘Discrimination’: Small trusts denied two-thirds of repairs cash One school has seen six bids to replace a dilapidated classroom rejected, sparking claims rural schools are at a disadvantage
RSC advisory board election results delayed DfE says outcome of election for advisers on academy oversight will no longer be announced this month
Give staff concessions in London driving charge plan, say heads Proposals will ‘inevitably’ affect school staff, but measures are needed to tackle pollution, leaders warn
Academy avoids rebrokering threat until third ‘inadequate’ rating The leeway given to Nuneaton Academy raised eyebrows, with other academies and maintained schools facing swifter intervention
Falcon academy trust set to spread its wings Trust set up to take on challenging schools is going national