Ofsted delays ECF and NPQ provider inspections Full inspections of lead providers will start from spring 2023
Cambridge refuses to reapply for teacher training over ‘prescriptive’ reforms Top uni concerned about ‘important inconsistencies’ in reforms set out in initial teacher training review
Academics want reform of ‘narrow’ phonics focus Study claims teaching reading in England has been ‘less successful’ under new approach
Plan to remove teachers’ hours cap ditched from white paper New DfE team shelves policies drawn up by former education secretary Gavin Williamson
Schools cut music and PE, and 7 other findings from DfE recovery research Report looks at how schools coped with the impact of Covid in 2020-21
New year’s honours 2022: Who got what in the schools community 56 people with links to England’s schools have been recognised
DBS ‘ready’ for supply teacher drive as DfE pledges to release own staff Eligible civil servants not working on Covid will be released for supply teaching
Ofsted to assess ITT provider reaccreditations Watchdog will join DfE in assessing reaccreditation applications under ITT reforms
Catch-up mentors used as teaching cover, report reveals Mentors redeployed during periods of ‘particularly high’ staff absences