Councils cut primary school places as baby boom flattens Pupil numbers are expected to fall by around 300,000 over the next five years
鈥楨lite鈥� sixth forms have fewer poor students, study finds Ministers want more sixth forms that send pupils to top universities as part of ‘levelling-up’ agenda
Early GCSE results won’t count in 2022 league tables Qualifications entered early in 2020 and 2021 won’t count towards progress 8 scores of current year 11 cohort
Covid pupil absences fall, but 320,000 still off Leaders still facing ‘major headache’ as almost one in ten staff remain absent
Academies system has given politicians too much power, says ex-DfE boss Ex-permanent secretary says academisation has left school system ‘more centralised than it should be’
Remote admissions appeals here to stay as DfE seeks to make Covid changes permanent Hearings would also be allowed to continue with just two panelists if one withdraws
鈥楨lite鈥� sixth forms: Will they work? Councils question plans to open new 16 to 19 free schools, while leaders warn expansion could affect existing provision
Fewer than 1 in 100 schools affected by ‘levelling-up’ academies plan DfE wants ‘successive’ ‘requires improvement’ and ‘inadequate’ schools moved into MATs
Honours committee for education to get new chair Harris Federation chief Sir Dan Moynihan to step down