Schools report children as young as 10 to police over social media abuse Shocking incidents uncovered reveal the scale and severity of issues schools are now dealing with
SEND contextual league tables plan shelved DfE claims proposals had ‘mixed feedback’, with concerns it could ‘risk generating perverse incentives’
Oak founders abandon national academy At least seven of Oak’s original 11 trust curriculum partners have snubbed the new quango by choosing not to bid to provide new lessons
School rebuilding plans may not ‘eliminate’ risk, top civil servant admits DfE officials grilled about the condition of the school estate and government catch-up efforts
DfE snubs Braverman pledge for new blasphemy guidance The under-fire home secretary had promised new advice amid row over damaged Quran school pupil suspensions
Teacher strikes: Unions’ calls for mediated pay talks snubbed Education unions’ offer to open talks through the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service has been rejected by Gillian Keegan – who insists strikes must be paused first
DfE school sport plan: Two hours of PE a week and award for equal access Two further years of PE and sports premium funding also confirmed, along with £57m to open up school facilities in the evenings
Rise in child mental health demand prompts call to speed up school support reforms The proportion of children whose referrals closed before treatment has increased for the first time in five years
Keegan: ‘I fully understand teacher and leader workload is too high’ The education secretary told schools in a letter she is ‘disappointed’ the NEU won’t pause strikes, but vowed to tackle workloads and staff shortages