Quarter of schools surpass DfE contingency thresholds requiring stricter Covid measures School leaders are calling for changes to the government’s current Covid guidance
Zahawi appoints former head Mark Lehain as policy adviser Former director of the New Schools Network and Parents and Teachers for Excellence joins DfE team
Scrapping teachers’ directed time would be ‘met with fury’, says union boss NEU boss says abolishing cap on teachers’ hours would be a ‘big mistake’
Government delays revealing cost of schools’ PFI deals The most recent figures are now more than three years and six months out of date
Pay scales for teachers and leaders in England from September 2021 Most scales remain the same in 2021 as last year due to the pay freeze for most public sector workers
Labour’s policies reveal dividing lines are forming Starmer’s conference pledges lack detail, but it would be unfair to expect a fully-developed platform at this stage, writes Tom Richmond
Ministerial portfolios: Who’ll be doing what in the new DfE team We finally know what each of the six ministers will be doing
Labour conference: Your guide to the party’s new education policies The party set out its stall at its annual conference in Brighton
Academy CEO diversity audit: More women bosses, but work to do Campaigners have offered a ‘cautious welcome’, but note there is room for huge improvement