Children’s wellbeing and schools bill: Committee calls for evidence Intense lobbying expected as bill seeks to curtail academy freedoms
Schools bill ‘won’t cut pay’, but will restore academies’ ‘core purpose’ Education secretary Bridget Phillipson responds to criticism as her school reforms are debated in parliament
Labour’s ‘act of vandalism’ bill risks pay cuts for 20k teachers, claim Tories Critics of Labour’s academy freedom reforms pile in as schools bill set to be debated by MPs
Ofsted chief faces new year committee grilling Sir Martyn Oliver to face MPs over progress in addressing coroner’s concerns following death of Ruth Perry
Former schools minister Nick Gibb knighted in new year’s honours And ex-union leader Geoff Barton to receive the CBE, as 60 with links to England’s school system recognised
Children鈥檚 wellbeing and schools bill: the 15 key policies Ministers get new powers over academy trusts, special school parents will have to seek approval to home educate, and branded uniform items capped at 3
New reception baseline test needs ‘further development work’ The new test, which will include on-screen elements, has already been delayed by a year
Loss of academy freedoms could harm improvement of toughest schools – CST boss Leora Cruddas also says government ‘must help us put a stop to all attempts by those who seek to undermine academy trusts’