Is ‘inappropriate’ sex education ‘widespread’? Keegan doesn’t know Education secretary also uses claim about ’72 genders’ thought to originate from a school outside England
Unions: £1,290 support staff pay offer ‘falls short’ ‘Many workers will feel let down because their household bills continue to rise’
New sex education guidance proposals: What schools need to know Age limits on ‘sensitive’ topics, a ban on teaching about gender identity and new content on sexual harassment and suicide set out in DfE consultation
Seven tips to reduce youth violence in schools Youth Endowment Fund publishes new guidance for schools as poll shows most teachers witnessed assaults
Schools ‘expected’ to publish music development plan summaries Website summary ‘should reflect how a school delivers music education to pupils and what changes they are planning in future years’
Scrap primary tests for ‘digital SATs’ at 14, says think tank EDSK also renews calls for GCSEs and A-levels to be replaced by a four-year ‘baccalaureate’
Home education abuse review: ‘Protective’ school factor ‘missing from lives’ Review into deaths and abuse of 41 children finds they were ‘less visible to agencies than those who attend school’
DfE ‘lack of engagement’ with outdoor space inquiry criticised But top civil servant says department ‘does not hold formal joint responsibility for the policy areas in the inquiry’
Teachers’ pensions: Emergency fund needed to cover grant shortfall Union leaders write to ministers after warnings that schools face funding shortfalls ‘of £70,000 or more’