DfE: 1 in 5 secondary schools full or over capacity A population bulge is moving from the primary to secondary phase
DfE pledges £150m to get high speed internet to all schools by 2025 Schools in ‘priority areas’ to get cash to improve broadband connections
Downgraded school head accuses Ofsted inspectors of lacking SEND experience Special school leader hits out after ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating
Covid: Ex-teacher call to arms falls flat as 1 in 3 make it to classroom Dozens of former teachers who signed up to alleviate Covid staff pressures have pulled out
Bett organiser to exit Russia after pressure from education sector Russian events will be led by a local leadership team – but Hyve ‘won’t profit or invest in’ them
Most schools not making best use of technology, DfE study finds Research finds fewer than one in ten schools are ‘digitally mature’
PFI firm makes millions as taxpayers pay £870,000 a year for empty school Wirral council faces eye-watering annual PFI bills despite Kingsway Academy lying empty since 2018
DfE to help schools on PFI handover – but guidance ‘too late’ Government guidance admits hundreds of projects risk ‘disruption’ and paying twice for repairs when PFI deals eventually expire
Most councils don’t know how many children are ‘missing’ education Children’s commissioner calls for reform after finding ‘significant weaknesses’ in data held by local authorities