New shadow education secretary to push Zahawi on Omicron plans Bridget Phillipson speaks to Schools Week in first interview since her appointment
DfE misses secondary teacher recruitment target as Covid boom crashes Just 22 per cent of physics teachers needed were recruited this year
Schools in youth violence ‘hotspots’ to lead 拢30m taskforces scheme DfE names 10 areas that will get new ‘SAFE’ taskforces
SEND review has ‘taken too long’, and comms ‘regrettable’ – minister Will Quince tells MPs DfE ‘could have done better’ in its engagement with stakeholders
Female heads 拢17k worse-off by end of their careers, report finds Gender pay gap four times larger for headteachers than teachers, according to analysis
DfE brings back Covid workforce fund as staff absence rises But schools will have to use their reserves first to be able to claim
Covid-related absence jumps 60% in a fortnight More than 200,000 pupils were off because of Covid on November 25
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