Schools

Revealed: 39 sixth forms and colleges to split £83m post-16 capacity fund

Capital funding will help settings cope with anticipated boom in pupil numbers, says DfE

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Climate change

15k schools will be at ‘significant flood risk’ by 2050, with half already in danger

Schools will be 'encouraged' to have emergency flood plans in place by 2025

James Carr
James Carr
Politics

Profile: Robin Walker

Minister for school standards

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Pay rises must be met from schools’ core budgets, minister confirms

Robin Walker seeks to reassure leaders spending review settlement will make pressures affordable

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

‘Energy pods’ and bird feeders: Zahawi to set out school climate measures at COP26

Ministers also planning new model science curriculum

James Carr
James Carr
Catch-up

‘Significant’ barriers to rollout longer school days, DfE review finds

The government finally publishes promised review

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Covid

CO2 monitors: Almost half of promised devices delivered

But data doesn't show how many schools are yet to receive deliveries

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

EBacc target even further off as entries fall again

KS4 data also shows how disadvantage gap has widened according to government's own metric

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Draft law seeks Parliamentary veto on future school closures

Education committee chair to introduce bill in Parliament which could class schools as 'essential infrastructure'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker