Schools told to hold off on three-year MIS contract ‘Serious concerns’ after supplier announces it is scrapping one-year rolling contracts
‘No one will be able to say I hid away in the Ofqual attic’ New exams chief Dr Jo Saxton says she likes a challenge. Just as well, as she faces having to restore confidence in what many see as a shattered system
Academies minister asks top LA schools to ‘share the love’ Baroness Barran speaks to Schools Week in first interview since taking the job
Final ITT review ‘more implementable’, says DfE adviser Professor Sam Twiselton, who criticised review, says final proposals are ‘more flexible, more doable’, and hints at implementation delay
DfE widens eligibility criteria for academic mentors scheme All schools with more than 30% of pupils on pupil premium can access the programme
Academisation rate ‘unlikely to increase’ without new policies, DfE study finds The rate of academy conversions in the next three years will be “limited to a steady rate” and is “unlikely to increase” without any change to current policies, new research says. The Department for Education has published a research report on schools’ views on joining a multi-academy trust. Former education secretary Gavin Williamson said the […]
£1.1m anti-bullying support for schools, after old scheme axed Announcement comes over a year after predecessor scheme was quietly shelved
Covid absence halves after half term, but 130,000 pupils still off DfE data suggests Covid absence fell to 1.6 per cent last week
Health bosses given more leeway to bring back masks in school corridors Government changes language on face coverings in contingency framework guidance