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17 June 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

Leadsom: ‘No exact date’ for delayed Timpson exclusions review

The government is still not ready to say when it will publish a long-delayed review into exclusions, a senior cabinet minister has said. Andrea Leadsom, the leader of the House of Commons, told MPs this afternoon that the Timpson review would be published “soon”, but that “no exact date” has been set for its release. […]

Government warns of ‘significant increase’ in cyber crime against academy trusts

School leaders have been urged to take action following a “significant increase” in cyber crime against academy trusts in the past year. According to an update published today by the Education and Skills Funding Agency, some trusts have also “already experienced incidents of fraud”. We are aware of a significant increase in incidents of cyber […]

Stoke council ditches pupil movement policy after school rapped for off-rolling

Secondary schools across Stoke-on-Trent have been advised to stop permanently moving their pupils into alternative provision after one school was rapped by Ofsted for “off-rolling”. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has announced it no longer supports the process whereby pupils are moved from the roll of a mainstream school onto that of an alternative provider. We have […]

Third school rapped for off-rolling had backing of local council

A school criticised by Ofsted for off-rolling its year 11 pupils did so with the agreement of its local authority, with other schools in the area potentially employing a similar practice. Discovery Academy in Stoke-on-Trent has been rated as ‘good’, despite having been rapped by inspectors for moving year 11 pupils onto the roll of […]

MPs ‘disappointed’ as minister claims schools have ‘more money than ever before’

MPs who packed a parliamentary debate on school funding were left “disappointed” with the government’s response after more than 100,000 people signed a petition to get the issue aired. Nick Gibb, the schools minister, responded to a heated three-hour debate in Parliament’s Westminster Hall by repeating claims of record education spending levels and rising school […]

OECD chief: England isn鈥檛 making the most of academies

England’s academies are failing to capitalise on the “best ideas”, says the OECD’s head of education, calling for more opportunities for teachers to share knowledge and participate in research. In an exclusive interview with Schools Week, Andreas Schleicher warned that teachers in England “have very little time for other things than teaching”, which harmed retention […]

Critics question winning bid for new model music curriculum

The Department for Education has refused to say how many bids it received for a contract to write a new model music curriculum after the tender was awarded to an exam board with no classroom teaching expertise. Music teachers and academics are unhappy that the ABRSM, the exam board of the Royal Schools of Music, […]

DfE won’t issue guidance on ‘exceptional circumstances’ for sex education withdrawal

Headteachers will be left in the “invidious position” of deciding whether they have grounds to refuse parents’ requests to withdraw their children from new sex education lessons. School leaders’ unions have called for clarity after the new guidance confirmed that schools will be allowed to turn down such requests in “exceptional circumstances”. But the Department […]

Labour won’t ‘return to the past’ on school accountability

Returning to the past system of school accountability would be a “wasted opportunity”, Labour has said, as it launches a second consultation on its plans for a National Education Service. It is the clearest sign yet that the party would not return academies to local authority oversight if it formed a government, despite pressure from […]