Schools

‘Revalidate’ teachers every 5 years, education commission says

Times Education Commission says scheme should be similar to fitness to practice checks for doctors

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Government food strategy shelves most schools recommendations

Ministers ignore calls to raise free school meals earnings threshold and bring in new accreditation requirements for schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE widens the net with new QTS recognition service

Process to replace current system, which only recognises qualifications from a list of 39 countries

James Carr
James Carr
Schools

DfE wants schools to find £1bn savings to cover rising bills

The DfE also vowed to help schools cut energy and water use, fund more finance training and improve flood...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

‘Risk of imminent failure’: 1 in 3 schools need ‘immediate’ repairs

7,100 schools given worst possible rating for at least one aspect of their buildings

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Holiday free school meals support runs thin as funding dries up

Voucher schemes that continued after the pandemic are beginning to be shelved as government funding becomes more stretched

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Almost 1.9m pupils are now eligible for free school meals

DfE figures show number of children eligible for support has soared by 32% since the pandemic began

James Carr
James Carr
Schools

Jump in teachers leaving, plus 6 more school workforce findings

Thousands more teachers leaving the profession again as pandemic effect wears off, with vacancies at highest since 2010

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Schools place 10k Ukrainian pupils, but ‘sizeable number’ haven’t applied

Zahawi says government 'can do better' as first official stats suggest thousands of refugee pupils still not in education

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker