School funding: Unions want 拢370m back as heads cut 鈥榥ice-to-haves鈥� ‘Hope has disappeared because somebody made a mistake’
Oliver formally confirmed as next Ofsted chief inspector Academy boss pledges to be ’empathetic, compassionate and understanding of the challenges that those of us working in education face’
Almost 1 in 10 secondary pupils off as sickness absence rises The proportion of pupils missing school because of illness has doubled in two weeks
Improvement in final KS1 SATs, but still below pre-pandemic The DfE has published results data from last year’s SATs, the last before they were made non-statutory
Call for funding reform and reception SEND check to close disadvantage gap 鈥楶ersistently disadvantaged’ pupils end secondary schools almost two years behind their peers
Bridget Phillipson: Full text of Labour conference 2023 speech Labour activists heard from the shadow education secretary at the party鈥檚 annual conference this morning. Here is what she said
Labour wants to create ‘maths equivalent to phonics’ Party will devote part of its ‘teacher training entitlement’ to upskilling non-maths specialists in primary schools
Starmer rejects ‘status quo’ of ‘outdated curriculum’ Labour leader vows to ‘shatter the class ceiling at source’ in conference speech light on schools policy
Most teaching bursaries rise, but spend still 拢54m below pre-pandemic levels Bursaries up in most subjects and re-introduced in art, music and RE, but English grant cut