95%+ attendance almost doubles odds of GCSE pass DfE research finds missing just 10 days of year 11 halves the odds of getting a grade 5 in English and maths
‘Now or never’ for 6,500 teacher pledge, Labour warned, as vacancies reach new high Teacher leaving rates have not improved since before the pandemic, report warns
Academy sector annual report: 7 key findings Auditors sound warning over pension liabilities, while one trust paid out an exit package of at least £200k
Ofsted open to ‘another consultation’ on inspection reforms if sector demands rethink Watchdog’s national director also insists report card proposals do not ‘throw the baby out with the bath water’
Academy trust walks away from merger with struggling chain 45-school MAT reveals the funding needed for a long-planned merger ‘was not available’, prompting fears trusts will become ‘more risk averse’
Term-time holidays a ‘small part’ of attendance woes – minister Catherine McKinnell says she’s focused on children who regularly miss ‘significant amounts of school’
DfE seeks to ‘improve’ school reporting on pupil premium spend Department seeks schools’ views as influential committee calls for better follow-up with settings that fail to report on pupil premium
Calls for school complaints review as 80% of leaders report abuse Leaders pushed to the brink of quitting with 70% threatened by parents and one in 10 attacked
Snap, crackle and flop? Breakfast clubs have rocky launch Early adopter school considered pulling out, with concerns over schools losing club income