Council loses court fight over falling rolls academy plan High Court decision to throw out academisation decision means LA will ‘have to close high-performing school instead’
NEU executive recommends members accept teacher pay offer ‘This is a significant first – but not last – step towards long-term correction in pay’ says union boss
6 proposals to end ‘motherhood penalty’ and boost retention Report calls for recruitment target for women heads and priority childcare places for teachers to halt exodus
Academy trusts face improvement notices for ‘unsafe’ buildings Academy trust handbook update also includes pause on electric car schemes and finance lease changes
Teacher misconduct cases ‘driven up’ by parent complaints Regulator blames leap in referrals lodged by members of the public for increased caseload
SEND system ‘very likely’ to become unsustainable, warns DfE Risk that councils’ financial challenges will impede essential support services now ‘critical’
ESFA annual report and accounts: 8 things we learned £4.5m academy write-offs, risks of ‘errors’ and bumper £107k ‘exit package’ payout
Explainer: Labour’s VAT plan for private schools The new government has published a policy paper on one of its flagship education proposals
Teacher pay 2024: Everything you need to know Is it really ‘fully funded’? Can schools afford it? And what else has been announced?