DfE launches regulatory review to ‘future proof’ academy trusts Amanda Spielman, Leora Cruddas and trust representatives will advise Baroness Barran on accountability reforms
AQA staff vote in favour of strike action over pay Unison considering ‘next steps’ after 71% vote for industrial action it claims could disrupt exam results
Private schools over-inflated GCSEs during Covid, analysis suggests But academics say it’s ‘still not clear’ why private schools issued more generous grades than expected
Cleric聽who said Western women ‘worse than beasts’ banned from running schools Education secretary bans former private school proprietor who promoted ‘inappropriate’ views about women and gay people
Schools told to raid own coffers to get pupils to exams during rail strike DfE says schools are ‘best placed to prioritise their spending to support their pupils and students’ during biggest rail strike in 30 years
Provide apprenticeship careers talks or face legal action, schools told Consultation launched on new duty to give pupils six opportunities to hear from further education providers
Middlesbrough gets help to tackle absences Tackling persistent absence has become a key priority for ministers after rates soared during the pandemic
DfE orders e-registers and sets new thresholds for absence fines Schools to be told to modernise the way they collect and record attendance data as government plans absence crackdown
Governance 鈥榙iminished鈥� in new inspections, Ofsted told National Governance Association writes to Amanda Spielman to call for ‘more informative’ reports