Ofsted rejects RAAC school inspection exemption call But crumbly concrete disruption will be ‘sufficient grounds to defer the inspection’
Electric car charging grants for schools rise to £2,500 Ministers say schools could generate revenue by allowing the public to use their charging points
RAAC: Schools get extra cash for out-of-hours lessons Government has promised funding to help convince teachers to hold extra classes in the holidays
Academy trust got £1m indemnity to challenge edtech firm But United Learning went on to lose the High Court case against Bromcom over a £2m contract
Councils with SEND bailouts increasingly ‘monitored’ by ministers Two councils given £119m were off-track within months of bailouts being signed off
CST: Let ‘national improver’ academy trusts support struggling schools Effective trusts should be labelled ‘national school improvement leaders’ to provide ‘softer’ intervention, says sector body
DfE school funding stats ‘don’t tell whole story’ Analysis published by government ignores real-terms cuts to sixth form funding and includes cash earmarked for pensions
Council primary schools in deficit rocket 62% Proportion of maintained primaries with a deficit now highest since current records began in 2015
T-levels: Schools could be charged more for low pupil numbers New ‘adaptive pricing model’ will allow exam boards to charge higher fees if projected student numbers fall