Robert Halfon resigns as skills minister Former education committee chair will also stand down as an MP at the election
DfE rapped by watchdog as 1 in 4 FOI responses late Improve response times for information requests or face enforcement, ICO warns
Ark stands by chair Sir Paul Marshall over social media activity The Conservative donor has been accused of liking and sharing extremist posts
Pupils share food with classmates amid cost of living crisis Poll for the NEU finds 37% of children know someone who ‘sometimes does not have enough food to eat at lunch’
NASUWT plans consultative ballot over pay and workload Teachers’ union says it will ‘take forward its campaigning, up to and including industrial action, to secure a better deal for teachers’
Movers and shakers: Lucy Livings, Lisa Lyons, Lara Gratton, Naomi Carter, Stephen Holden A civil servant who has worked around the world and an ex-triathlete are among those starting new jobs
Councils forced to update key records after audit finds legal breach A dozen local authorities were not meeting legal duty to keep schools forum papers up-to-date
Movers and shakers: Edition 344 Someone who once trained alongside athlete Linford Christie and a former child West End star are among those starting new jobs
Teacher pay: Consider ‘impact’ on school budgets, Keegan tells STRB Education secretary issues remit letter to the School Teachers’ Review Body for 2024-25