Ex-DfE adviser Lehain becomes think tank head of education The former New Schools Network chief left his government role last month after less than a year
Schools minister pledges pupil premium probe Gullis said he feared some schools spend the £2.6bn grant ‘in ways that the funding is not intended’
DfE property arm eyes hundreds of school sites for housing LocatEd told by department to assess 316 school sites for potential selloff, with more ‘expected’
Schools have surplus land ‘the size of central London’ DfE property company director says selling off land for housing can generate funding for schools
Key stage 1 attainment down across the board in first tests since 2019 Proportion of pupils meeting ‘expected standard’ falls in phonics, reading, writing and maths – with poorer pupils further behind
Fund inflation-busting pay rises or face strike ballot, NEU warns Union warns education secretary they will be in official trade dispute if no commitment by October 14
‘Appalled’ leaders write to Malthouse over school ‘mediocrity’ claims Education secretary accused of ‘taking cheap shots at a profession already on its knees’
Government’s own website contradicts Truss’s comprehensive PM claim Theresa May spent time studying at a comprehensive school in the 1970s after her grammar converted
Malthouse pledges ‘constant pressure’ to boost school standards Education secretary promises to be ‘much more assertive about intervention and standards’