DfE

‘Urgent clarity’ sought on flagship DfE schemes after Ofsted grade reform

Union leaders demand clarity on how schools will qualify for exemplar schemes that previously required 'good' or 'outstanding' Ofsted...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
School business leadership

Unions call for business leaders’ pay alignment

Government urged to align pay with that of other school leaders as analysis shows stagnation

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Letters to the editor

This week’s best responses from our readers

Another way for school readiness, why phone bans ARE the brave choice and enrichment's GCSE blinkers problem

Freddie Whittaker
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Academies

RISE support trust refused new schools over ‘not strong enough’ outcomes

Government officials raise 'quality' concerns as they tell trust 'sustained improvement' needed to grow

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Attendance

‘Embarrassing’: AI attendance reports suspended days after launch

Leaders report inaccuracies in new attendance target scheme launched last week by government

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Admissions

School’s intake cut blocked despite £2m deficit fear

Watchdog rejects plan despite admitting the change could help the academy 'attract more students'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

£5.4m scheme to boost maths skills in early years settings

DfE seeking organisation to deliver programme 'to at least 5,000 settings'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Academies

Ormiston trust gives up founding school

The academy chain plans to hand the school over to a trust 'with strong local presence and capacity'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Funding

‘Savings platform’ plan to help schools get better reserve returns

Government thinks vision will ease school funding woes by 'unlocking' the sector's 'substantial reserves'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson