RAAC: Schools forced to close due to ‘crumbly’ concrete ceilings Four schools told by DfE to shut after finding reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in ceilings
Call for watchdog to investigate academy CEO training contract Leadership training providers write to Competitions and Markets Authority over National Institute of Teaching contract
Strike over Lewisham academies plan called off Country’s largest federation will put councillor on its board and pledge not to use unqualified teachers
How Ofsted’s proposed new complaints process will work No more internal reviews, a direct line to a senior inspector and new complaint routes put forward
Trust hopes code of conduct for parents will end abuse Surveys show 10 per cent of school staff were threatened or abused on social media last year
DfE sets up ‘call centre’ as RAAC survey snub ‘baffles’ ministers But Barran can’t say whether addressing problems with potentially dangerous concrete will delay other rebuilds
‘Wake-up’ call for schools as weeks of lessons lost to misbehaviour Government survey finds discrepancy between leaders, teachers and pupils’ views on disruption
Half of SEND children now waiting beyond legal limit for support Outstanding SEND tribunals also up almost 70 per cent in a year as system creaks under pressure