Schools ‘asked to offer’ 32.5-hour week by 2023 – and Ofsted will check Expectation is equivalent to a six and a half hour day, which most schools already provide
拢64m to make grammar schools more inclusive 鈥� but the gap widens Despite pandemic surge in free school meals rates, grammars given expansion cash have fallen further behind
Persistently absent pupils to be mentored under 拢5m trial DfE seeks organisation to mentor pupils in disadvantaged areas as persistent absence remains high
Paul Whiteman re-elected unopposed as NAHT general secretary Leaders’ union boss will serve another five year term from September
Free school meals permanently extended to pupils with 鈥榥o recourse to public funds鈥� Children of families subject to immigration control were temporarily given access to free meals in April 2020
270 million in-person school days missed due to Covid last year Absences rose more than five-fold in first full year of the pandemic
Spring statement: Chancellor will review apprenticeship levy But announcement contains no extra help for schools with rising energy bills
DfE won’t say when KS1 SATs will be scrapped Doubts cast on plans to make tests non-statutory from next year after government pencils-in dates for 2024
Design and technology take-up has halved in a decade Think tank warns subject will continue to decline if ministers don’t take action encourage take-up