Edtech

Schools wanted to become edtech ‘testbeds’

Pilot to build 'evidence base' on impact of workload-cutting tech

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Pupil numbers

Pupil numbers fall as system passes demographic tipping-point

And for the first time, there are now more academies in England than council-maintained schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Biggest-ever academy trust merger given minister greenlight

Catholic mega MAT set to become second biggest in England as bosses eye September launch

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools Bill

Lords seek to water down schools bill powers

Peers will consider hundreds of amendments to the legislation as opposition politicians point to 'serious concerns'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
RISE teams

Wi-fi scheme only for ‘stuck’ schools after levelling-up plan ditched

New scheme will offer £25m worth of support to boost connectivity in the classroom - but only to RISE...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Civil service

Senior civil servants ‘don’t know very much about education’

Academy chief and ex-senior DfE official says moving between departments 'erodes' capacity

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Schools wanted for AI lesson planning trial

Education Endowment Foundation study to assess whether AI tool can save teachers time while not compromising on quality

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
Schools

Poorer pupils ‘locked out’ of key subjects due to teacher shortages

Teacher shortages ‘block poorest pupils from some of the best-paid careers in AI-driven economy’

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
RISE teams

45 more advisers recruited to join ‘best of the best’ RISE teams

Four in five of the government's new school improvement consultants are from the trust sector

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson