Free schools to open in areas with growing surplus places Findings ‘demonstrate the need for a more coherent system’, say council chiefs, but trusts say schools still needed
Ofsted was aware of ‘gaming’ school inspection alerts But watchdog refuses to say if it has acted to curb systems that monitor web hits to predict visits
Plummeting pupil numbers turn tables on place planning Over 1.1m places have been created since 2010, but pupil numbers are expected to drop by over 900,000 in the next decade
Revealed: ‘Unethical’ Ofsted ‘alerts’ tip off schools about inspections Investigation exposes loophole in Ofsted inspection system which is supposed to give just a day’s notice
Teacher pay strike savings to fund iPads and energy bills Schools and trusts plan to reinvest 拢128m windfall from salary deductions in their workforce
Labour鈥檚 Ofsted plans 鈥榣ogical evolution鈥�, says Spielman Chief inspector says it’s ‘completely rational for a potential alternative government to be thinking about things like this’
Almost 2 in 5 poorer pupils were persistently absent last year Children eligible for free school meals were more than twice as likely to miss 10 per cent or more sessions
Strikes: DfE ups the ante with warning teachers could miss a deal Unions fear divide and conquer approach after general secretaries are called-in separately
Academy trust body instructed top lawyer over schools bill Producing bill before regulatory review was completed was ‘huge legislative error’, says CST chief Leora Cruddas