Absence gap for vulnerable children rises Concerning analysis reveals most vulnerable pupils miss up to 4.4 more days of school than their peers
Council loses court fight over falling rolls academy plan High Court decision to throw out academisation decision means LA will ‘have to close high-performing school instead’
6 proposals to end ‘motherhood penalty’ and boost retention Report calls for recruitment target for women heads and priority childcare places for teachers to halt exodus
Academy trusts face improvement notices for ‘unsafe’ buildings Academy trust handbook update also includes pause on electric car schemes and finance lease changes
Teacher misconduct cases ‘driven up’ by parent complaints Regulator blames leap in referrals lodged by members of the public for increased caseload
ESFA annual report and accounts: 8 things we learned 拢4.5m academy write-offs, risks of ‘errors’ and bumper 拢107k ‘exit package’ payout
Explainer: Labour’s VAT plan for private schools The new government has published a policy paper on one of its flagship education proposals
Eight reforms to fix 鈥榖roken鈥� SEND system from councils-backed report A national regulator, greater clarity over needs, clampdown on private sector profits and ‘less adversarial’ system proposed
DfE can’t show ‘value for money’ of 拢9.2bn disadvantage spend Spending watchdog finds ‘limited evidence’ of how well almost half of funding to narrow attainment gap is used