ASCL halts strike ballot as members accept 6.5% pay deal In a consultation with leaders in the union, 87% voted in favour of accepting the offer
Academy trust hopes merger will ease repair worries DfE approved just one in three bids for money from the latest round of the condition improvement fund
Report calls for ‘Chris Whitty of education’ Chief education officer would ‘ensure that policies and plans are given the attention and priority they deserve’
Labour teacher ‘hit squads’: ‘MATs already exist’ say leaders Starmer’s plan for regional school improvement teams raise ‘accountability’ questions
Revealed: The full details of Labour’s education ‘mission’ Leaked document reveals aim to hold schools to account for attainment in at least one creative or vocational subject
Starmer signals curriculum swing back to skills Labour leader promises both knowledge and skills in ‘modernised curriculum’ – with ‘greater emphasis on creativity and resilience’
Limit private school fees and require more outreach, says think tank EDSK warns against Labour’s plan to lift charitable status, but says private school reform needed to ‘improve their image’
Pandemic unravels progress for looked-after children GCSE grade gaps have widened since 2019 – reversing pre-pandemic trends
Labour’s school policy blitz: What we know so far (and what we don’t) Sir Keir Starmer to deliver ‘major speech’ after education named among top ‘missions’ for Labour government