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20 June 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

DfE pledges recruitment process for behaviour network team

The Department for Education insists it will launch a recruitment process for its new “behaviour network” experts, after the project’s lead adviser was appointed without competition. It was announced on Saturday that Tom Bennett, who led the DfE’s independent review of behaviour in schools, will head a £10 million project to share best behaviour practice […]

Ofsted scraps plan for inspectors to arrive with 2.5 hours notice

Plans to have Ofsted inspectors arrive at schools within two-and-a-half hours of heads being notified of an inspection have been scrapped. The watchdog announced today it will not proceed with plans to have lead inspectors conduct “on-site preparation” on the day before inspections, after three quarters of respondents to a consultation rejected the move. But […]

Timpson review: Questions over councils’ role in oversight of pupil movement

The government will consider giving councils a key role in tracking pupils who move out of schools – sparking warnings they could “get in the way” of turnaround academy heads. The Timpson review calls for a “clear role” for councils in reviewing data on pupil movement, including the power to “take action” to ensure children […]

I want ‘broad range’ of schools for new network, says DfE behaviour tsar Bennett

Schools that demonstrate “consistency” in behaviour management are being sought for a new £10 million government project – and there is no preferred strategy, the government’s behaviour tsar has said. The government appointed Tom Bennett (pictured) last week to lead the three-year project to support up to 500 schools across England in developing better behaviour […]

DfE response on AP ‘disingenuous’, says Timpson review adviser

The government is “disingenuous” to claim it has accepted all of Edward Timpson’s recommendations on exclusions, claims an adviser to the review. Timpson called for the Department for Education to establish a practice improvement fund “of sufficient value, longevity and reach” to identify children in need of support and deliver “good interventions for them”. The […]

Timpson review: School accountability drive ‘could increase exclusions’

Damian Hinds had promised to “work with the sector” to ensure proposals for schools to be accountable for the pupils they exclude are workable – after policy experts warned of “unintended consequences”. In its response to the long-awaited Timpson review into exclusions, the Department for Education has pledged to implement a recommendation tying the results […]

31 trusts fail to justify pay – but DfE admits it’s powerless to act

Thirty-one academy trusts have failed to justify their levels of executive pay to the government, the Department for Education has said. But officials today admitted they cannot take any enforcement action against chains which ignore their most recent warning, leaving the department having to just write letters until they justify pay or change their ways. […]

Breaktimes cut by up to 65 minutes a week, and 6 other findings from a landmark study

A landmark study on school breaktimes show they are getting shorter, taking up more staff and are more likely to be withheld. Ed Baines and Peter Blatchford from the Department of Psychology and Human Development at the UCL Institute of Education surveyed schools across England and compared their responses with previous studies in the mid-1990s […]

Hinds pledges 拢2m to help schools tackle child exploitation

Schools will get help to tackle child criminal or sexual exploitation under a £2 million scheme announced by the government. However, further details of how the scheme will work will not be announced until after a consultation. The new tackling child exploitation support programme will see academics and experts led by Research in Practice team […]