Teacher strikes: ‘No concrete progress’ in pay talks, unions say Unions say government shows no sign of increasing this year’s pay award, but further meetings are likely
Everything you need to know about potential school strikes Ministers hold crunch union talks as ballots of NEU, NASUWT and NAHT members close this week
DfE plans £6.5m upgrade of Sheffield office Department says work will ‘modernise and refresh the office, increase capacity, and address building condition’
Councils dawdle on surveying collapse risk building material At least 41 schools across 15 local authorities have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete
DfE schools director general to retire After 37 years in the civil service, McCully will retire in March to spend more time with his family
Transfer of struggling academy shows pattern of delays Analysis shows transfers take twice as long in some regions and that the speed of conversions has slowed since Covid
Ofqual disbands standards committee The standards advisory group, a committee of the Ofqual board, was set up more than a decade ago
Staff absences at twice pre-Covid levels as winter illnesses take their toll Unions call for the government to cover the cost of supply staff and improve ventilation
Elite sixth forms and northern BRIT School among free school bids Only one in four of the more than 60 applications will be approved