Strep A in schools: what the guidance says UKHSA guidance warns that Strep A infections can spread through table tops, taps and handles, and urges schools to ‘enforce’ hand-washing programmes
Academy reform limbo risks ‘good chap theory of government’ Calls for greater intervention powers after trust warned four times in six years over school performance
DfE teacher jobs board to copy vacancies from trust websites Free government service working with academy trusts to allow vacancies to be uploaded in bulk
Oak National Academy launches teacher input survey Arms-length curriculum body Oak, which faces a judicial review legal challenge, said views from the sector would help shape new resources
Academy could transfer to fourth trust in a decade Figures obtained by Schools Week reveal more than 50 schools have been run by three different trusts
DfE plans to check pupil capacity in secondary schools Local authorities could then use the updated numbers to force schools to take more pupils
Sixth form college staff walk out in strike over pay First national teacher strike in six years launches at post-16 settings as union continues ballot of school staff
DfE pledges £21m to train educational psychologists Ministers agree extension of current scheme which provides free doctorates for those who agree to work for councils
Improving councils can get top SEND marks under new inspections Ofsted amends new framework after complaints its proposals would ‘set the bar too high’