Academies

Council loses court fight over falling rolls academy plan

High Court decision to throw out academisation decision means LA will 'have to close high-performing school instead'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Teacher pay

NEU executive recommends members accept teacher pay offer

'This is a significant first – but not last – step towards long-term correction in pay' says union boss

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Recruitment and retention

6 proposals to end ‘motherhood penalty’ and boost retention

Report calls for recruitment target for women heads and priority childcare places for teachers to halt exodus

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Academy trusts face improvement notices for ‘unsafe’ buildings

Academy trust handbook update also includes pause on electric car schemes and finance lease changes

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Teacher Regulation Agency

Teacher misconduct cases ‘driven up’ by parent complaints

Regulator blames leap in referrals lodged by members of the public for increased caseload

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
SEND

SEND system ‘very likely’ to become unsustainable, warns DfE

Risk that councils' financial challenges will impede essential support services now 'critical'

Freddie Whittaker
Samantha Booth and Jack Dyson
ESFA

ESFA annual report and accounts: 8 things we learned

£4.5m academy write-offs, risks of 'errors' and bumper £107k 'exit package' payout

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Private schools

Explainer: Labour’s VAT plan for private schools

The new government has published a policy paper on one of its flagship education proposals

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Teacher pay

Teacher pay 2024: Everything you need to know

Is it really ‘fully funded’? Can schools afford it? And what else has been announced?

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker