MAT inspections are inevitable, so let鈥檚 start planning now There is time for the government, Ofsted and others to invest in a programme of research
Keep BTECs until T-levels prove their worth, say MPs Education committee casts doubts on government’s bonfire of technical qualifications
Academy trust in union row over 拢1.5m support staff ‘back pay’ United Learning slams ‘untrue’ Unison accusations it is ‘withholding pay’
Teacher strikes: NAHT will re-ballot school leaders Leaders of all four unions to announce plan to co-ordinate industrial action as pay dispute escalates
Heads fearing ‘bankruptcy’ should use cost-cutters, says DfE Department funding chief says ‘we recognise every year there are some schools which face real financial challenges’
Lower-rated schools to get falling roll cash, but not for 18 months DfE to proceed with a suite of amendments to its national funding formula
Oasis Community Learning CEO John Murphy to step down Leader of one of England’s largest trusts leaves to pursue ‘a range of projects across the education sector’
Teacher strikes: Reopen pay negotiations, says academies body CST’s Leora Cruddas calls on DfE to convene fresh talks to avert further industrial action
Ex-schools minister to chair NEU-funded inquiry into Ofsted Lord Knight to lead ‘Beyond Ofsted’ inquiry set up to develop proposals for an ‘alternative approach’ to inspection