Academies

Brighton trust to close after ‘GAG pooling’ controversy

MAT at centre of first 'GAG pooling' strikes will transfer schools to other trusts

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Private schools

Is VAT on fees really to blame for private school closures?

A deluge of media fury has blamed recent private school closures on the government’s decision to impose VAT on school...

Rosa Furneaux
Rosa Furneaux
Schools

Keep Latin funding for six more months, leaders urge Phillipson

Schools involved in the Latin Excellence Programme have written to the education secretary to ask for an extension

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Teacher training

ECF and NPQ review: What you need to know

The government is planning a series of changes to the early career framework, and a full review in 2027

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Politics

Phillipson faces first education committee grilling

Education secretary set to be questioned by MPs over SEND, wellbeing bill and private school fees

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
PFI

PFI disputes erupt as contracts near expiry dates

PFI branded a 'zero-sum game' amid multi-million-pound legal disputes over buildings

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Politics

Labour scraps computing hubs, with languages scheme scaled back

Just three of the Conservatives’ subject hub programmes will remain as Labour said it is taking 'difficult decisions'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Brighton academy trust ditches controversial 20% GAG-pool

Trust rocked by strikes 'committed to ending' GAG pooling policy, as it opts to top-slice instead

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Recruitment and retention

Wage rises needed to attract 6,500 teachers would cost £7bn

Government would need to hike salaries by 10% for the next three years if relying on wage boosts alone...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson