Ofsted annual report 2021-22: 11 things we learned Watchdog issues warnings over uninspected schools, part-time timetables and its lack of powers over ‘chaotic’ and ‘unsafe’ illegal schools
Teacher training: DfE to scrap school direct fee-funded route Ministers are also considering rolling the school direct salaried route into their postgrad teaching apprenticeship
DfE teacher jobs board to copy vacancies from trust websites Free government service working with academy trusts to allow vacancies to be uploaded in bulk
Spielman wants ‘age-appropriate limits’ on RSE lesson content Ofsted’s chief inspector also reveals scale of ‘lost inspections’ and ‘uncomfortably high’ ITT grades at education committee hearing
DfE to expand teacher jobs board to cover all school staff Move follows feedback that schools want to advertise for business leaders and catering staff, says department
Councils will continue to check schools’ teacher induction until 2024 But DfE will proceed with plan to toughen up guidance on school checks
UTC chief eyes new institutions and wants ‘sleeves’ in secondary schools ‘The latest evidence points to us going in the right direction’
Grammar school ordered to pay back £1.5m in overclaimed maintenance cash Single-academy trust ‘knowingly took decisions to utilise funding on works beyond the scope of the approved bids’, probe finds
Guidance on supporting trans children in schools: 7 key findings Unofficial guidance from unions and sector bodies aims to help schools meet their legal duties while supporting trans children