Unions express ‘frustration and disquiet’ after DfE pay evidence delayed Missed deadline comes after STRB remit letter was issued just days before Christmas
Rate of pupils leaving for home education doubles Poorer areas see some of the biggest rises, as more parents withdraw children because of unmet needs
New legal duty on school staff to report child sexual abuse Home Office outlines new safeguarding requirement – but few details confirmed and no date for introduction yet
School mobile phone ‘ban’ guidance: What you need to know DfE publishes non-statutory guidance it says will give ‘hard-working teachers the tools to take action’
Pupils share food with classmates amid cost of living crisis Poll for the NEU finds 37% of children know someone who ‘sometimes does not have enough food to eat at lunch’
Set Gatsby-style benchmarks for extracurricular activities, says EPI Targets needed to address ‘concerning inequalities in access’, says think tank
Mental health: Four-week CAMHS wait pledge up in the air Consultation on plans warned of ‘unintended consequences’
Primary head named as first school safeguarding tsar Jon Le Fevre will help the DfE explore whether schools should become a fourth safeguarding partner
Teaching apprenticeship for non-graduates: What you need to know Degree apprenticeship route into the profession will launch next year with a pilot for 150 maths trainees