Ofsted won’t inspect schools on DfE’s RAAC list Affected schools ‘will not be selected for inspection during the term’ unless Ofsted has ‘concerns’
Primary school disadvantage gap stops widening But the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their better-off peers remains way above pre-pandemic levels
Educational psychologists vote to strike But the Association of Educational Psychologists also said it had received an ‘improved pay offer’
RAAC PAC: 10 things we learned as DfE bosses grilled by MPs Senior civil servants appeared before the public accounts committee amid the school building crisis
RAAC: Treasury snubbed 10-year school rebuild funds, says ex-minister Lord Agnew says he had ‘probably 10 meetings’ to try to get a ‘long-term envelope’ confirmed
Spielman: Oliver has the ‘steel and integrity’ for top Ofsted job Current chief inspector says she is ‘very optimistic’ about the tenure of her successor as she prepares to leave after 7 years
DfE hopes 拢1.2m contract will boost academy trustee recruitment Tender comes as survey finds three quarters of governors have difficulty recruiting to their boards
RAAC questionnaire: Trusts ‘assured’ they won’t be named and shamed Sector leader says ministers have said responsible bodies deemed not to have responded ‘will not be named publicly’
RAAC: DfE snubbed schools’ bids for flagship rebuilding scheme Ten schools now confirmed with RAAC applied for the current school rebuilding programme, but were rejected