Law change eases way for church schools to academise The government has revived a law change from its scrapped schools bill, removing a ‘significant barrier’ to the academisation of church schools
It’s the same pay for double the work, say SATs markers Capita faces criticism over slashed marking rates for the second year running
Ministers abandon hope of Johnson’s six million tutoring target Subsidy change means schools will fork out less for tutoring next year, but half as many courses will be funded
Unusual trust job ad seeks ‘Curmudgeonly Eccentric Oddball’ Special school MAT admits it is ‘not entirely sure’ what the CEO role entails
School building condition data will be published this term, says Gibb Pledge comes almost four years after landmark survey of schools was completed
DfE to increase tutoring subsidy to 50% next year as take-up stalls But no extra cash as ministers bank on continued lower-than-expected take-up
Unison ballots 140,000 school support staff for strike Vote over councils’ £1,925 pay offer raises prospect of even greater disruption to schools this autumn
Regional directors reveal academies approach Officials are deploying ‘soft levers’ to encourage small schools to convert and build capacity in the system
‘Political adversarialism’ hampering Birmingham SEND improvements Damning report flags ‘unhelpful and even illegal practices around exclusions and part-time provision’