Schools Bill

Phillipson: We’ll introduce teacher pay ‘floor – but no ceiling’

Education secretary says academies will retain ability to pay staff more, despite having freedoms revoked

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Schools Bill

Schools bill: All 39 proposed policies (and when they’ll start)

A comprehensive list of EVERY policy in Labour's children's wellbeing and schools bill

John Dickens
John Dickens
Schools Bill

Government will publish new academy compliance orders

Department for Education says new directions for trusts breaking rules will be made public

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Schools Bill

Biggest trust sends staff warning over ‘harmful’ academy pay plan

United Learning says 'there is no reason for government to intervene' over academy pay freedoms

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Schools Bill

Children’s wellbeing and schools bill: the 15 key policies

Ministers get new powers over academy trusts, special school parents will have to seek approval to home educate, and...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Law change eases way for church schools to academise

The government has revived a law change from its scrapped schools bill, removing a 'significant barrier' to the academisation...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE eyes building reserve army of academy troubleshooters

Ministers could revive an Academy Ambassadors-style trustee recruitment scheme, but with greater DfE control and fewer trusts eligible

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Ministers will miss 2030 MAT target, report warns

An NFER report warns white paper vision would need conversions at 'unprecedented' speed, threatening standards

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

DfE will ‘prioritise’ parts of shelved schools bill

Schools bill axed in current form with most academy legislation shelved, but ‘priority’ proposals like out-of-school register still on...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger