It’s time to decide what our schools and teachers are for Are schools education specialists or the front line of children’s services? Without clarity we are failing children and staff
Be clearer about ‘fully-funded’ pay offer claim, stats watchdog tells DfE OSR says ministers’ funding claim is ‘evidenced’ at a national level
Senior policy adviser David Thomas leaves the DfE Oak co-founder and ex-headteacher leaves role advising education secretary Gillian Keegan to run fledgling maths charity
Ofsted lauds free school that posted controversial job advert Mercia School in Sheffield rated ‘outstanding’ across the board
Teacher strikes recap: Unions unite as pay dispute escalates Disruption shows no sign of abating as union leaders plan unprecedented coordinated action
Half of examiners unhappy with pay and most are stressed Ofqual survey also reveals more examiners are marking and being trained online
Exam appeals plummet in wake of grading fiasco The number of appeals against GCSE and A-level grades was 23% lower last year than in pre-pandemic 2019
Up to 2,000 schools sought for air quality monitoring project Free monitors rollout follows calls for monitoring in public spaces by the chief medical officer
Ofsted: NAHT to ask members not to work as inspectors Leaders who inspect other schools are ‘part of the problem’, warn conference delegates