DfE

DfE West Midlands regional director to retire

Andrew Warren to depart the DfE after five years

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

EdCity: The community inclusion HQ with schools at its heart

Ark Schools teams up with Hammersmith and Fulham council to turn a run-down playground into a new community

John Dickens
John Dickens
Politics

£700m spent on DfE’s hubs, but to what effect?

Around 1 in 25 schools nationally have offered support at some point as part of a hub

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Most leaders say poor funding a barrier to SEND support, DfE finds

Wide-ranging poll also reveals schools' mobile phone policies, approaches to EBacc entry and their struggle to provide mentors

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Labour conference 2024: Bridget Phillipson’s speech in full

The education secretary addressed party members at their annual gathering in Liverpool

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Under-fire Brighton trust reviews ‘excessive’ pooling policy

MAT launches 'comprehensive review' of financial plans and funding model after strikes over GAG pooling

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
DfE

DfE worried about board ‘diversity’ over Collins appointment

Unearthed emails reveal civil servants' concerns non-exec board was 'all white men of a similar age'

Jack Dyson
Freddie Whittaker
Management information systems

Major academy trust settles three-year MIS legal battle

Bromcom filed a High Court claim against Lift Schools after missing out on a £2m deal to supply its...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Trusts want governance split from Ofsted leadership judgments

Trusts fear system has masked 'weak governance' and call for Labour to u-turn on safeguarding inspections

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson