Free schools update ‘later this year’, and 3 other things we learned from ministers The education secretary and her team answered MPs’ questions in Parliament today
Working-class white kids ‘most resistant to transformative work by schools’ Boss of review probing the issue says leaders ‘faced with intergenerational discontent’
Specialist MAT given notice to improve after seeking bailout 12-school trust said it had to ask for ’emergency’ government cash after ‘significant delays’ to SEND and free school funding
DfE swings axe on teacher training bursaries after recruitment pick-up Cuts revealed for teacher training incentives in English, maths, biology, geography music, and languages – despite Labour’s recruitment pledge
AI questions to be trialled in SATs moderator tests Government launches trial in bid to cut costs and school workload, amid push to ‘harness the power of AI’
Oak should ditch ‘national academy’ title to ‘stop misconceptions’, says official review Impact review also reveals the curriculum quango has led to reduction in domestic edtech market
Councils to test ‘local offer’ as part of new SEND inclusion plans But the fate of Conservative change programme initiatives remains unclear
LocatED: DfE to absorb property firm and ‘unify’ teams Decision comes after government launched review of all arm’s length bodies
New school accountability regime: attainment checks and profiles Government has confirmed new school profiles will be trialled this year, with RISE teams to oversee ‘informal’ attainment checks