One in ten cash-strapped councils under government monitoring FOI reveals 17 councils have so far been ordered to submit ‘action plans’ to cut deficits to the ESFA this year
Pepe Di’Iasio confirmed as ASCL’s next general secretary He will replace Geoff Barton next April after no other candidates were nominated to oppose him
Home Office and YEF fund £5.8m ‘trauma-informed practice’ research Teachers trained to ‘recognise signs and symptoms of childhood trauma’ to see if contested practice keeps children safe
Lib Dems would spend £390m a year on tutoring Party would offer free small-group tutoring to 1.75 million children if it formed a government, education spokesperson announces
Educate parents about progress 8 to narrow attainment gap Study finds parents do not consistently apply to their ‘most effective’ school
Delayed DBS checks leave teachers waiting in the wings Target to process four in five enhanced checks for education staff missed in August, figures show
30k primary pupils’ data may be at risk after Capita cyber attack Dark web monitored for the information after company was targeted in March
NELI catch-up scheme boosted children’s language by 4 months Evaluation also finds pupils eligible for free school meals made even more progress from national roll-out of intervention
Primary school disadvantage gap stops widening But the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their better-off peers remains way above pre-pandemic levels