£82m scheme helps to deliver fast broadband to rural primaries Government says thousands of schools will benefit from joint DCMS-DfE investment
Zahawi guts his own schools bill in humiliating climbdown The controversial new powers – including academy standards – will be revisited once a regulation review has concluded
DfE launches regulatory review to ‘future proof’ academy trusts Amanda Spielman, Leora Cruddas and trust representatives will advise Baroness Barran on accountability reforms
AQA staff vote in favour of strike action over pay Unison considering ‘next steps’ after 71% vote for industrial action it claims could disrupt exam results
Private schools over-inflated GCSEs during Covid, analysis suggests But academics say it’s ‘still not clear’ why private schools issued more generous grades than expected
£25m for instruments as music hubs and PE premium extended Schools asked to “offer at least one hour of music curriculum a week”, with a ‘music development plan’ and music lead
DfE adviser calls for dozens of attendance hubs Trust CEO Rob Tarn wants DfE funding so other schools can follow North Shore Academy’s lead in launching attendance networks
Six in 10 councils face DfE intervention to cut SEND deficits All councils also face new guidance on making spending on pupils with special educational needs and disabilities ‘sustainable’
Cleric who said Western women ‘worse than beasts’ banned from running schools Education secretary bans former private school proprietor who promoted ‘inappropriate’ views about women and gay people