Improving councils can get top SEND marks under new inspections Ofsted amends new framework after complaints its proposals would ‘set the bar too high’
DfE can’t say whether 拢850k edtech scheme improved schools Edtech demonstrator year 2 evaluation concludes schools may have improved ‘regardless of taking part in the programme’
Spielman wants ‘age-appropriate limits’ on RSE lesson content Ofsted’s chief inspector also reveals scale of ‘lost inspections’ and ‘uncomfortably high’ ITT grades at education committee hearing
Four in five ‘outstanding’ schools lose top Ofsted grade Watchdog says data from first full year after exemption lifted shows ‘removing a school from scrutiny does not make it better’
UTC chief eyes new institutions and wants 鈥榮leeves鈥� in secondary schools 鈥楾he latest evidence points to us going in the right direction鈥�
Grammar school ordered to pay back 拢1.5m in overclaimed maintenance cash Single-academy trust ‘knowingly took decisions to utilise funding on works beyond the scope of the approved bids’, probe finds
Guidance on supporting trans children in schools: 7 key findings Unofficial guidance from unions and sector bodies aims to help schools meet their legal duties while supporting trans children
Ministers quietly abandon promised teacher retention policies Sabbaticals pilot among schemes pledged in recruitment and retention strategy which have been dropped
Treasury to claw back 鈥榮taggering鈥� 拢100m+ of unspent tutoring cash Underspend could equate to a sixth of catch-up cash last year, as DfE survey shows falling subsidies put schools off