Keegan calls for return to ‘more sustainable’ teacher pay rises Education secretary tells teacher pay body that schools only have 1.2 per cent headroom in budgets
The 10 new attendance rules schools need to know about Ministers publish new guidance that will become statutory from September
Number of children ‘missing education’ rises a quarter 117,000 children were not registered at a school and not receiving a suitable education elsewhere at some point last year
Absence fines rise to 拢80 and daily data mandatory from September Penalties for unauthorised absence will hit 拢80, and all schools will have to join attendance tracker scheme
Persistent absence risks children’s futures. Here’s how we’ll address it Raising fines and making guidance and daily data submissions mandatory will boost early intervention and a support-first approach, says Damian Hinds
Reception baseline test: Partial move to digital delayed Standards and Testing Agency had planned to move some elements of the test on-screen from 2024
Labour’s school improvement teams will deliver misogyny training Research shows rise in references to sexual harassment, abuse and safeguarding incidents in Ofsted reports
Ark stands by chair Sir Paul Marshall over social media activity The Conservative donor has been accused of liking and sharing extremist posts
Ofsted: Employers lack skills to help SEND pupils on work experience Leaders ‘prioritised work experience and many were building relationships with employers’, but with ‘mixed results’