Keegan suggests pay decision won’t come until end of term The government’s response to the STRB pay report has been published in late July in recent years
Ofsted unveils changes for more ‘positive’ inspections Greater clarity over inspection timing and quicker revisits of schools failed on safeguarding, but heads warn changes are ‘nowhere near enough’
How Ofsted’s proposed new complaints process will work No more internal reviews, a direct line to a senior inspector and new complaint routes put forward
Schools left to pick up the tab for London free meals scheme Schools in some parts of London will have to meet any funding shortfall for the mayor’s extension of free meals to primary pupils
DfE sets up ‘call centre’ as RAAC survey snub ‘baffles’ ministers But Barran can’t say whether addressing problems with potentially dangerous concrete will delay other rebuilds
Half of SEND children now waiting beyond legal limit for support Outstanding SEND tribunals also up almost 70 per cent in a year as system creaks under pressure
Teacher sickness absence soars in wake of pandemic More than 3.2 million working days were missed due to illness last year
Two million children now eligible for free school meals Eligibility has increased by 40 per cent since the Covid pandemic began
We’ll ‘take action’ to support heads, says Keegan after Perry family meeting But no further details of the government’s plan have been released