DfE orders e-registers and sets new thresholds for absence fines Schools to be told to modernise the way they collect and record attendance data as government plans absence crackdown
Unis piloting iQTS scheme fail teacher training re-accreditation Three of six higher education institutions taking part in iQTS pilot did not get through in the first round of the ITT review
Ofqual chief admits exam board mistakes caused ‘distress’ Chief regulator Jo Saxton also told school leaders handwriting is ‘here to stay’, and warn they face worse results than 2021
‘Soul destroying’: SATs markers say pay slashed under Capita Markers paid as little as 4p for each batch of questions
Governance ‘diminished’ in new inspections, Ofsted told National Governance Association writes to Amanda Spielman to call for ‘more informative’ reports
Zahawi changes tack on ‘kryptonite’ schools bill reforms Government prepares shake-up of school reforms amid mounting pressure from Conservative rebels
Johnson critic Nick Timothy departs DfE board Ex-Downing Street aide ends his term as a non-executive director nine months earlier
Schools bill rowback? Barran to ‘clarify position’ after Lords criticism Minister’s intervention suggests the government may be preparing to climb down on some of the more controversial measures
Academy trusts eye expansions – but say it’s their biggest challenge New national academy trust survey reveals how the sector is gearing up for the government’s white paper ambitions