鈥楽izeable minority鈥� of academy trusts 鈥榲ulnerable鈥� as pupil numbers fall Analysis finds hundreds of primary-only or majority trusts could be in financial jeopardy
鈥楽evere hardship鈥� as thousands of schools get 0.5% funding rise Academy trust body requests emergency funding following government’s reduction in minimum per-pupil funding levels
More than 10,000 pupils ‘fall through the cracks’ – de Souza Children’s commissioner makes wide-ranging recommendations to make school system more ‘inclusive’
Unions express ‘frustration and disquiet’ after DfE pay evidence delayed Missed deadline comes after STRB remit letter was issued just days before Christmas
Rate of pupils leaving for home education doubles Poorer areas see some of the biggest rises, as more parents withdraw children because of unmet needs
School mobile phone 鈥榖an鈥� guidance: What you need to know DfE publishes non-statutory guidance it says will give ‘hard-working teachers the tools to take action’
Pupils share food with classmates amid cost of living crisis Poll for the NEU finds 37% of children know someone who ‘sometimes does not have enough food to eat at lunch’
Teaching apprenticeship for non-graduates: What you need to know Degree apprenticeship route into the profession will launch next year with a pilot for 150 maths trainees
NPQs not up to scratch for increasingly ‘complex’ headship Development programmes for heads and executive leaders lack the ‘full extent of skills and knowledge’ needed, report warns