Tim Coulson named new DfE regions group director general Unity Schools Partnership CEO announced as John Edwards’s replacement in key DfE position
Special trust to join 16-school MAT Merger plans revealed for ‘truly inclusive’ trust as more MATs look to add SEND expertise
Pioneering free school censured over 鈥榠naccurate鈥� budget forecasts Notice to improve issued to one of England’s first free schools amid string of rule breaches
WJEC exam board fined 拢350k after wrong food GCSE results Ofqual to issue WJEC with six-figure penalty after 1,527 food preparation and nutrition GCSE pupils received incorrect results
Pupils lose court fight over ‘unpleasant and distressing’ isolation policy School had not ‘crossed the boundaries of what the law or good practice permits’, judge says
Post-16 AP funding gap exposed as school raids reserves AP school forced to use 拢180k of reserves to launch sixth form, reigniting calls for post-16 transition funding
Maternity pay gap sparks strike in London chain Trust that already offers maternity pay 30% above national levels faces action over ‘two-tier’ policy claim
鈥楤reaking point鈥�: governors say budgets now their biggest worry Survey finds one in ten governors say their school relied on a loan or council support to stay afloat
Government lacks ‘coherent plan’ to boost teacher recruitment MPs also tell ministers to assess how effective pay rises are at retaining staff amid concerns over 6,500 teacher target