Pay rises will now cost schools £1.3bn, and 6 more STRB findings The teacher pay review body also wants a bigger remit to investigate the whole teacher pay system amid ongoing issues with retention and recruitment
School per-pupil funding to rise by only 1.9 per cent next year Government confirms rise which falls well short of the current rate of inflation
Government updates incorrect school heatwave guidance Changes made to guidance for schools and a DfE blog post after errors discovered in symptoms for heat exhaustion
Half of schools will miss out on rebuilds – as only 61 more handed cash More than 1,100 schools applied for Boris Johnson’s school rebuilding programme, but numbers are capped at 500
Biggest trust boss doesn’t believe all schools must join multi-academy trusts ‘Take your time’ over decisions about moving into trusts, United Learning boss tells standalone schools
Government withholds SEND bailouts as councils told to fill £269m hole Some DfE bailout payments were delayed as councils failed to hit agreed targets, while all councils are being told to plug deficits ‘now’
Ofsted warns new ‘coasting schools’ powers could fuel ‘quick fixes’ DfE will plough on with ordering more schools to academise or join new trusts, despite fears reforms will hit recruitment and discourage trusts from taking on schools
1 in 3 teachers says year 9s don’t get regular music lessons Poll also shows 2 in 5 primary pupils lack access to free instrument teaching as DfE sets out new music education plan
Middlesbrough gets help to tackle absences Tackling persistent absence has become a key priority for ministers after rates soared during the pandemic