Ofsted

DfE: ‘No plans’ to change single-phrase Ofsted judgments

The government will respond to MPs' concerns this Thursday

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
School funding

Teaching assistants cut in 75% of primary schools

More headteachers cut staff amid warning primaries face 'rapid deterioration' due to funding woes

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
High Court

Michaela school wins High Court battle over prayer ban

Policy did not ‘interfere’ with a Muslim pupil’s religious freedoms because she had ‘chosen the school knowing its strict...

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Recruitment and retention

DfE ‘inexplicably’ cuts back £10k teacher ‘relocation premium’

Grant to cover visa and health surcharge will only be available to qualified teachers and not trainees from next...

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
School funding

Cuts start to bite as DfE faces £1.5bn budget blackhole

Government cuts back governance, teacher development and training funding as pay bill looms

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Oracy

Geoff Barton to lead oracy commission for Voice 21

Departing union boss will lead effort to build blueprint for a 'national entitlement', as Labour plans speaking boost

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Child poverty

Appoint poverty ‘tsar’ and extend universal free meals to worst-hit schools, DfE told

Report from ex-children's commissioner also calls for government plan to support schools to reduce the impact of poverty

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Recruitment and retention

DfE slashes secondary teacher recruitment targets

The government missed its targets for both primary and secondary last year

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Teacher pay

Holiday pay guidance reviewed amid fears schools could be left out of pocket

Law firms say mistake in government guidance could lead some schools to pay more than they should

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker