Schools

SEND robbery: Ministers promise vulnerable pupils WILL get cash boost

'New condition' on extra £400m high needs funding to ensure special schools get fair share, but further details not...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Speed read: DfE energy-saving tips and £500m funding rules

Schools told to do energy 'spot checks', and should spend new efficiency upgrade cash this financial year

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

£500m for schools to make buildings more energy efficient

Average secondary to get £42k and primary £16k to 'futureproof' buildings, but energy bills support to end

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Strep A in schools: what the guidance says

UKHSA guidance warns that Strep A infections can spread through table tops, taps and handles, and urges schools to...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Award-winning head Pepe Hart banned over bullying claims

Ex-head Pepe Hart was banned from teaching for at least two years after being found guilty of bullying, intimidating...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

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

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE plans to check pupil capacity in secondary schools

Local authorities could then use the updated numbers to force schools to take more pupils

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

DfE pledges £21m to train educational psychologists

Ministers agree extension of current scheme which provides free doctorates for those who agree to work for councils

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE misses secondary teacher recruitment target by over 40%

'Catastrophic' ITT recruitment data also shows primary target was missed by 7% for this year

Amy Walker
Amy Walker