Many DfE cost-cutters couldn’t find schools savings, survey reveals School resource management advisers have been visiting schools since 2018
Government Sewell report response: 9 actions for schools Ministers have responded to the commission on race and ethnic disparities
Covid: Year 1 pupils furthest behind in reading, study finds Youngest pupils have been worst-affected by partial school closures, and show less signs of recovery
Switch focus from plan B tests to exam prep, schools minister says ‘No requirement’ to collect teacher grade evidence into next term, Robin Walker says
‘Put the blinkers on and ignore Ofsted’ says government social mobility tsar Katharine Birbalsingh says she doesn’t see inspectorate as a ‘force for good’
Labour will ‘look at’ Ofsted grades as part of watchdog reforms Shadow education secretary says parents don’t always have a ‘clear sense’ of what school ratings mean
Teacher pay: 8 interesting findings from the DfE’s STRB evidence Ministers’ submission includes analysis of the teacher recruitment and retention market, as well as staff pay trends
Stop ‘clogging’ curriculum with ‘reams of guidance’, Barton tells ministers Union leader says it’s time to ‘strip back our national curriculum to its essential core’
High Court issues council ‘wake-up call’ on special needs delays Children were waiting over a year for their care plans to be updated