Stop ‘clogging’ curriculum with ‘reams of guidance’, Barton tells ministers Union leader says it’s time to ‘strip back our national curriculum to its essential core’
Nearly 10% of year 11s still absent from school as exams loom Leaders describe new data as ‘extremely worrying’ as exam students remain worst-hit by absences
IFS: Most teachers will still be worse off after pay rise Starting salaries will rise, but more experienced teachers face 5% real-terms pay cut, warns think tank
Most councils don’t know how many children are ‘missing’ education Children’s commissioner calls for reform after finding ‘significant weaknesses’ in data held by local authorities
Covid: Attendance reaches 9-month high, but schools ‘not out of the woods’ More than one in ten schools still report high staff absences
50 schools sought for 拢980k girls sport scheme DfE says ‘Your Time’ programme will offer opportunities for girls to access competitive sport
Save some cash for later to fund teacher pay bill, DfE says Schools told to plan budgets over multiple years to make best use of ‘frontloaded’ funding settlement
The road to 拢30k: DfE proposes 16% starting salary hike by 2023 But most teachers and leaders would see smaller rises of 3% next year and 2% the year after
Government to set 2030 target for all schools to become academies But white paper is likely to kick decision on forced academisation down the road