Councils dawdle on surveying collapse risk building material At least 41 schools across 15 local authorities have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete
DfE schools director general to retire After 37 years in the civil service, McCully will retire in March to spend more time with his family
Transfer of struggling academy shows pattern of delays Analysis shows transfers take twice as long in some regions and that the speed of conversions has slowed since Covid
Ofqual disbands standards committee The standards advisory group, a committee of the Ofqual board, was set up more than a decade ago
Staff absences at twice pre-Covid levels as winter illnesses take their toll Unions call for the government to cover the cost of supply staff and improve ventilation
Elite sixth forms and northern BRIT School among free school bids Only one in four of the more than 60 applications will be approved
Do the maths: Does Sunak’s new year pledge add up? Schools Week does the sums on the prime minister’s vague new year policy announcement
Falling primary numbers force council to consider mergers Lambeth predicts it needs to reduce capacity by 575 to combat a ‘significant strain’ on its primary schools
No ‘minimum safety levels’ for school strikes (just yet) Exclusive: Schools Week understands new guidance will be issued shortly to help heads deal with looming strikes