Covid-related absence jumps 60% in a fortnight More than 200,000 pupils were off because of Covid on November 25
Who is Bridget Phillipson? 8 facts about the new shadow education secretary Labour has a new education lead following a reshuffle
Education funding squeeze ‘puts brakes on levelling up’, and 3 more IFS findings A think tank report contrasts heavy education cuts contrast with surging healthcare spending
Zahawi on school nativities: the show must go on The education secretary said ‘carry on’ with Christmas events after two years of disruption
Staff have to ‘drop something’ to fit in ECF, provider admits Here’s what we learned from the National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers annual conference this week
Improve outreach work if you want to charge higher fees, universities told John Blake appointed to help regulator push institutions to improve access and partnership plans
Candidates revealed for RSC advisory board elections Voting is open for regional schools commissioner advisory boards, previously called headteacher boards
‘It’s the right time’: Amanda Spielman defends inspecting Covid-hit schools The chief inspector came under fire from school leaders at an event who called routine Ofsted inspections mid-Covid “profoundly wrong”
Ofsted boost for school in ‘David and Goliath’ court battle against academisation A ‘good’ rating takes Yew Tree Primary School a step closer to resisting academisation after it took the DfE to court