Capita ‘rewarded’ for 2022 SATs chaos as £1.5m shaved off penalty Ministers waive part of permitted fee for outsourcing giant to ‘de-risk delivery for future test cycles’
Support staff needed to ease teacher workload crisis, says DfE study Government-commissioned report calls for more ‘curriculum support officers’ to help teachers with admin
DfE schools survey exposes depths of cost-of-living crisis Two-thirds of schools hike meal prices, while three in 10 say energy support scheme made no difference
Sheffield school ‘in control of destiny’ as academy order torn up Head hails ‘rare achievement’ for school that recovered from ‘inadequate’ Ofsted report in less than a year
Heads sound alarm as 2024 exam entry fees soar by up to 16.5% Biggest exam board increases prices of some of its most popular qualifications far higher than inflation
Keegan wants ‘extreme caution’ from schools after trans advice delayed Education secretary claimed guidance delay was to ‘allow more time’ to speak with teachers, parents and lawyers
Oliver vows to ‘work with whole sector’ to ‘create best’ Ofsted Sir Martyn Oliver will appear before MPs in September after being confirmed as DfE’s pick for Ofsted chief
Academy transfers rise following Covid lull And more switches are being triggered by trusts themselves, new data shows
Exclusions up on pandemic lull, as suspensions reach at record-high But permanent exclusions still at lowest rate outside of lockdown-affected years