Schools should ‘obsess’ about attendance, says children’s commissioner Report from Dame Rachel de Souza calls for better support for school counselling and improved intervention after exclusions
Infant free school meals funding rate to rise by just 7p Nadhim Zahawi says increase is ‘because we know more can be done in the face of rising costs”‘
Paul Smith to leave Future Academies for White Horse job Academy leader was first RSC to quit for a job in the sector, joining a minister’s trust
Government food strategy shelves most schools recommendations Ministers ignore calls to raise free school meals earnings threshold and bring in new accreditation requirements for schools
AQA apologises over GCSE physics advance info error England’s largest exam board will award full marks to all pupils for question about circuits in higher tier paper
Harris Federation pops to Dunelm for new (vice) chair Furniture giant director Sir Will Adderley has joined the board of the 51-school trust
AQA geography GCSE question ‘inaccessible’ to colour-blind pupils Campaigners criticise paper which included a question with a coloured map and key
Be vigilant about ‘despicable’ virus exams email, schools warned Leaders urged to report suspicious messages after schools targeted
DfE wants schools to find £1bn savings to cover rising bills The DfE also vowed to help schools cut energy and water use, fund more finance training and improve flood and crime defences