‘Risk of imminent failure’: 1 in 3 schools need ‘immediate’ repairs 7,100 schools given worst possible rating for at least one aspect of their buildings
Holiday free school meals support runs thin as funding dries up Voucher schemes that continued after the pandemic are beginning to be shelved as government funding becomes more stretched
SEND, AP and ‘elite’ sixth forms prioritised in next free schools wave DfE opens applications for up to 75 free schools with as many as 14,000 places
Former RSC John Edwards is new DfE academies tsar Interim funding boss will oversee government schools policy in powerful new role
Schools place 10k Ukrainian pupils, but ‘sizeable number’ haven’t applied Zahawi says government ‘can do better’ as first official stats suggest thousands of refugee pupils still not in education
Vacancies for some school leader roles up 85% on pre-Covid rates Data also suggests more teaching vacancies have been advertised in the last five months than in any of the last four calendar years
‘Fair funding’ promised by 2027, and 8 more school cash changes Another DfE consultation on the national funding formula outlines raft of new proposals
Academy trusts have limited impact on ‘stuck’ schools Academisation no ‘silver bullet’ to save languishing schools, study suggests
Holland Park staff and parents take MAT fight to High Court The NEU is backing parents’ bid to stop the standalone academy joining United Learning, claiming consultation was flawed