Do the maths: Does Sunak’s new year pledge add up? Schools Week does the sums on the prime minister’s vague new year policy announcement
Falling primary numbers force council to consider mergers Lambeth predicts it needs to reduce capacity by 575 to combat a ‘significant strain’ on its primary schools
No ‘minimum safety levels’ for school strikes (just yet) Exclusive: Schools Week understands new guidance will be issued shortly to help heads deal with looming strikes
2,200 primaries in poor areas to get careers help under £2.6m scheme DfE says teachers will get training from Teach First to deliver careers programmes
Sunak outlines maths to 18 ‘ambition’…but not before 2025 Labour says ‘reheated’ pledge is ’empty without more maths teachers’
Arise, Sir Ian: Knighthood for MAT boss and DfE adviser Bauckham EEF boss Professor Becky Francis, ex-national schools commissioner Dominic Herrington and MAT leader Rob Tarn also recognised
Keegan claims teachers are among ‘top 10% of earners’ Education secretary incorrectly claims teacher pay is ‘a lot higher’ than average, and inflates the average head’s salary by £20k
Sir Gav’s £17k golden goodbye, and 6 other things we learned from the DfE’s accounts Bumper payouts for sacked ministers, staff retention issues and fears over SEND performance all revealed in annual accounts
DfE loses £10.3m in unclaimed free school VAT refunds Department admits tax was not claimed back for nine trusts’ free school projects by the HMRC deadline