EBacc to the past: DfE hits brakes on accountability shake-up Leaders welcome pause on plans to ‘incentivise’ subject take-up
Councils forced to update key records after audit finds legal breach A dozen local authorities were not meeting legal duty to keep schools forum papers up-to-date
Minimum service levels will put heads in ‘impossible position’ – ASCL School leaders’ union warns government plans will cause ‘irreparable harm’
Ofsted tightens inspection early warning alert loophole Watchdog has ‘made changes to its processes around how, and when, inspectors access school websites’
CST: Let 鈥榥ational improver鈥� academy trusts support struggling schools Effective trusts should be labelled ‘national school improvement leaders’ to provide ‘softer’ intervention, says sector body
DfE school funding stats ‘don’t tell whole story’ Analysis published by government ignores real-terms cuts to sixth form funding and includes cash earmarked for pensions
Council primary schools in deficit rocket 62% Proportion of maintained primaries with a deficit now highest since current records began in 2015
Keegan approves 拢6m Dyson school donation Ministers green-light plans to expand Malmesbury Primary School, despite concerns over ‘severe impact’ on neighbouring settings
Newham Council’s flagship free school meals firm posts 拢1.4m loss Catering company blames ‘rocketing inflation’ for financial difficulties