Lords lobbying minister to scrap Oak paid by ed tech firms Parliamentarians are among those warning £42m quango is a waste of ‘vital public funding’
Ministers abandon pledge to decide SEND reforms this year Labour calls for clarity as timelines ditched from ministerial statements
DfE can’t say whether £850k edtech scheme improved schools Edtech demonstrator year 2 evaluation concludes schools may have improved ‘regardless of taking part in the programme’
Pupil suspensions hit six-year high after pandemic lull But data for last autumn term shows permanent exclusions are not back up to pre-pandemic levels
Spielman wants ‘age-appropriate limits’ on RSE lesson content Ofsted’s chief inspector also reveals scale of ‘lost inspections’ and ‘uncomfortably high’ ITT grades at education committee hearing
DfE to expand teacher jobs board to cover all school staff Move follows feedback that schools want to advertise for business leaders and catering staff, says department
Four in five ‘outstanding’ schools lose top Ofsted grade Watchdog says data from first full year after exemption lifted shows ‘removing a school from scrutiny does not make it better’
Extra cash will ‘ease’ energy costs when support ends, says DfE boss Permanent secretary confirms ministers expect £2.3bn injection to cover energy costs from April as well as pay rises
School funding: Can a ‘magic formula’ cut spend but not standards? Integrated curriculum financial planning has been around for years, but the government has increasingly seized on its benefits