Oak vows to resist meddling ministers, but issues remain Online academy boss says he’ll say ‘no’ to ministers who try to interfere, as academy boss warns against ‘state control’
Ministers set aside £43m for Oak National Academy Government draws on contingency cash for new quango, as former Gove adviser joins board
Lost SATs scandal: More than 2,000 results still missing Exclusive: Schools Week understands 10 times more papers still missing than in usual year, as calls for probe grow
Revealed: The 10 academy ‘experts’ advising DfE on leader development Group will help ministers devise and deliver a new content framework for MAT leadership development
Ofsted ditches Covid disruption deferral policy The inspectorate has ditched its pandemic guidance, in a move dubbed ‘premature’ amid fears of resurgent Covid absences
United Learning snubs Oak quango and sets up rival website England’s largest trust say it’s ‘wrong’ for government to ‘take over’ curriculum body
Pearson faces record £1.3m fine for letting examiners remark own work ‘No evidence’ students received the wrong outcomes but schools awarded £300k compensation
Ex-ballerina to lead new cultural education plan Baroness Deborah Bull will chair project to ensure schools offering ‘rich and diverse’ opportunities for all
GCSE results 2022: 8 key trends in England’s data What did we learn from data on the first summer exams since 2019?