Ofsted: School workforce crisis ‘compounding’ catch-up problems Recruitment and retention of staff must be ‘urgently addressed’
Teacher training: DfE to scrap school direct fee-funded route Ministers are also considering rolling the school direct salaried route into their postgrad teaching apprenticeship
MP: Ofsted sent ‘rogue hit squad’ to my child’s school Philip Hollobone claimed the team sent to inspect Bishop Stopford School had a ‘prearranged agenda’
Free school meals change could add thousands to schools’ incomes Leaders urged to help children previously ineligible due to their parents’ immigration status register for support
SEND tribunal appeals top 10,000 for the first time In the past academic year, 11,052 SEND appeals were registered – a 29 per cent rise from 8,579 the previous year
The schools bill is dead, so where next for academies? Can the government achieve its vision for the school system after shredding its flagship legislation?
Revealed: Tutoring scheme missed disadvantage target Data suggests just 49% of tutoring reached disadvantaged pupils last year, well shy of the government’s original 65% target
DfE ‘repurposes’ cash for £500m energy efficiency fund Money promised for capital projects to improve energy efficiency is being funded from a DfE underspend
School attendance dip follows rise in strep A cases Figures from more than 4,000 schools also show absences at the start of December were higher than at the same time last year