More schools meet careers benchmarks, but most still miss target Proportion of schools meeting all eight Gatsby benchmarks increases by 52% in a year
Poverty: Trusts spend six-figure sums to support 鈥榗risis鈥� families News comes amid calls for chancellor Jeremy Hunt to hand out more education cash in next week’s budget
Bigger absence fines won鈥檛 solve the problem, attendance tsar admits Rob Tarn speaks to Schools Week about his plans for the new role
Trusts urge DfE to launch independent schools regulator CST adds voice to calls for independent body ‘with same legal standing as Ofqual’ and accountable to parliament
Give parents termly window to request childcare, schools told Ahead of the launch of the wraparound childcare programme, the government has published new guidance for schools
Schools warned over Big Classroom 鈥榩ossible subscription trap鈥� Teachers got stung by bills of nearly 拢500 and legal threats after signing up for a free trial
Academy trust top slicing is on the up (but do schools get better deal?) As two trusts top-slice almost 10%, chiefs say running services in-house saves time and money for heads
Government told ‘get a grip’ as new crumbly concrete closes schools Urgent inspections launched after ceiling collapse at primary caused by crumbly concrete that isn’t RAAC
Proportion of teachers taking second jobs jumps 42% Pay worries grow as one in six teachers admit to earning cash through second jobs