News

ESFA annual report and accounts: 8 things we learned

£4.5m academy write-offs, risks of 'errors' and bumper £107k 'exit package' payout

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Politics

Explainer: Labour’s VAT plan for private schools

The new government has published a policy paper on one of its flagship education proposals

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Pay and conditions

Teacher pay 2024: Everything you need to know

Is it really ‘fully funded’? Can schools afford it? And what else has been announced?

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Pay and conditions

Reeves accepts 5.5% teacher pay recommendation

DfE confirms it will hand schools £1.2bn to help pay for staff rises, but they'll have to contribute £600m...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Meet the ministers: Portfolios of Starmer’s DfE lineup confirmed

Who is doing what at the DfE under the Labour government

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

DfE can’t show ‘value for money’ of £9.2bn disadvantage spend

Spending watchdog finds 'limited evidence' of how well almost half of funding to narrow attainment gap is used

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Wellbeing

Bridget Phillipson to help lead child poverty taskforce

It comes after Labour today announced plans for a 'children's wellbeing bill' in the King's Speech

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Politics

King’s Speech 2024: What’s in it for schools?

Labour government will introduce a raft of schools policies through its 'children's wellbeing bill'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Eight things we learned from first Phillipson sector address

The new education secretary talked Ofsted, her curriculum review, behaviour and support staff in a webinar for school workers

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker