Academies

Revealed: DfE’s ‘cluster takeover’ plan to boost big academy trusts

Officials draw up proposals to help leading trusts expand into new regions

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE says Oak quango needed to break ‘cycle’ of curriculum weakness

Everything you need to know about the government's case for creating a new arms-length curriculum body

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Kit Malthouse out as education secretary in Rishi Sunak reshuffle

The sector will have its fifth secretary of state in four months

John Dickens
John Dickens
Politics

What will become of the endangered ‘Tory teacher’?

‘The Conservatives must return to being the party of social justice’

Freddie Whittaker
Donna Ferguson
Schools

Languages ‘attainment benchmarks’ proposed to boost GCSE take-up

DfE will appoint panel to draw up non-statutory guidance for languages education for 7 to 14-year-olds

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Politics

NEU pencils in teacher and support staff strikes for early 2023

Ballots for strike action among teachers and support staff will open next week, union confirms

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Pre-pandemic school standards won’t return as quickly as we’d like

Schools are weathering the storm better than some public services, but a lack of funding will slow recovery

Freddie Whittaker
Philip Nye
Teacher pay

Pay scales for teachers and leaders in England from September 2022

DfE confirms pay scales following offer of 5% for most teachers and 8.9% increase in starting salaries

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Keeping their heads? School leader turnover rises by a third

'We’re seeing the resumption of a downward trend in leadership retention'

Amy Walker
Amy Walker