Teacher training

Teach First loses £2m bonuses after ‘inadequate’ recruitment

DfE officials noted this year had been 'challenging', with the government missing its own targets

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

HPV inoculation rates lag behind pre-Covid levels

Data shows take-up rates are 18 percentage points lower for year 8 girls than before the pandemic

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Bucks’ support staff pay rise falls way behind national deal

Council offers staff a rise of just 2%, when the national deal was 10.5% for lowest earners and 4%...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Academy CEO pay crackdown to focus on ‘outliers’

DfE used to focus on those earning over £150k, but a new approach has been signalled

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Free schools: DfE loses millions on unused sites

Government also spent £10.9 million on upkeep, such as security, maintenance and utility bills, on the empty sites

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher strikes

Unions put Keegan ‘on notice’ over further teacher strikes

Union bosses warn strikes will continue without 'meaningful' proposals on pay and funding

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Social care review school proposals: What the DfE has said it will do

DfE only commits to a consultation on main school proposals from MacAlister review

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

‘A tragedy’: How heads are preparing for the teachers strike

Many schools will close to all or some pupils as teachers gear up for their first national strike in...

Freddie Whittaker
Amy Walker and Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

Teacher strike will go ahead after DfE talks fail

Poll suggests over 60% of schools face partial or full closure on Wednesday in response to walkouts

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker