Schools

Government promise to end 15-year school cash squeeze ‘won’t be met’

The IFS think tank says per-pupil funding will actually be 3 per cent lower in real terms by 2024-25

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

‘A race to the bottom’: Pay rises push struggling schools to the brink

More than two in five leaders say they will need to consider job cuts without further government cash

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

School suspensions up 13%, but exclusions continue to fall

Government data shows breach of pandemic measures was cited in nearly 13,000 suspensions

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Secondary modern sponsored by grammar school rated ‘inadequate’

Grammar formed trust to spread its ‘values and high aspirations' after ministers urged selective schools to help their neighbours

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

School-led tutoring ‘undermined’ NTP as much as Randstad ‘failures’, report claims

Charity which founded tutor scheme says ministers should ditch 6m courses target in favour of higher quality provision

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Councils offer school support staff pay rise worth almost £2,000 each

It leaves schools facing another unfunded cost increase that will further stretch budgets

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Unions threaten results day disruption as AQA staff plan three-day strike

Some AQA staff will strike over pay later this month, but the exam board said claims of results day...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Teacher misconduct probes now taking 20 months to resolve

Probes into serious misconduct are taking 8 months longer than DfE target, leaving teachers, schools and others affected in...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

DfE ditches 7-year plan to legislate on summer-born admissions

Ministers have been promising a law change on the issue since 2015, but say they will no longer pursue...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker