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’
The ‘ticking time bomb’ leaving schools ‘liable to collapse’ Ministers urgently seek details about reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), used widely in flat-roofed school buildings
SEND review response coming ‘early’ next year, and 3 things we learned at education questions Ministers faced questions from MPs in the House of Commons
Welcome to the academy trust merger era New analysis of government figures shows 2,460 trusts were running schools in October, down by 100 or 3.9% year on year
Vaccine taskforce book for schools could prove a long shot ‘We’ve forgotten vaccines, we take them for granted’
Revealed: The 2022 Pearson Teaching Awards winners Sixteen winners from across UK schools and colleges recognised