Council urges immediate stricter Covid controls across all schools Staffordshire is believed to be the first local authority to recommend bringing back such wide-ranging measures
DfE U-turns on move to weekly school attendance collection Last-minute change means schools must continue reporting data daily from tomorrow
School admission appeals flexibilities extended again to September 2022 Changes to the way appeals process works extended for another year, albeit with slightly different wording
Starmer to pledge Ofsted ‘reform’ and thousands more teachers Labour leader to commit to new ‘national excellence programme’ in conference speech
‘If you believe in what you’re doing, why would you bend?’ Love him or loathe him, Nick Gibb was made for the job of schools minister, says Jonathan Simons
Ofsted expansion hangs in spending review balance Questions over pledge from 2019 to extend inspections
Tutoring in limbo as Randstad contract stand-off drags on Providers refuse to sign up to flagship programme 17 days after its launch
Reshuffle: Baroness Berridge gone as academies minister Conservative peer has been in the role since February 2020
Reshuffle: Meet the new education ministers The new ministerial team is complete, but their responsibilities are yet to be confirmed