Support staff turnover hits record high as experts call for action Report recommends government action to help schools recruit staff, including through more training and higher pay
Funding and leadership questions over new area ‘missions’ Bid to improve north east and coastal schools risks ‘becoming symbolic rather than structural’, ministers told
Off-rolling curbs welcomed, but warnings over ‘gaps in data’ Ministers plan to tighten up scrutiny of pupil moves – and to interrogate leaders suspected of off-rolling
Diversity and flexibility push in DfE’s 6,500 teachers plan Ministers have finally revealed details of how they plan to grow the teaching workforce by 6,500
DfE should support struggling private schools to become academies A targeted approach could help provide a high-quality state-funded education to pupils from a wide range of backgrounds
Retention payments for headteachers ‘won’t address why they are quitting’ Union leaders ‘unconvinced’ annual payments to keep heads in under-served areas are answer to staffing crisis
DfE wants to ditch ‘average’ labels for school progress scores The current ‘confidence interval’ ratings can limit understanding of a school’s performance, the government has said
Julie McCulloch to join EPI as new chief executive ASCL policy chief ‘hugely privileged’ to take over as leader of think tank
Grammars shine in ‘unfair’ MAT league tables Two of the top three-ranked trusts run grammar schools, up from zero last year