Former RSC John Edwards is new DfE academies tsar Interim funding boss will oversee government schools policy in powerful new role
Schools place 10k Ukrainian pupils, but ‘sizeable number’ haven’t applied Zahawi says government ‘can do better’ as first official stats suggest thousands of refugee pupils still not in education
Vacancies for some school leader roles up 85% on pre-Covid rates Data also suggests more teaching vacancies have been advertised in the last five months than in any of the last four calendar years
Schools told to consider ‘pupil swapping’ in scramble to hit tutoring target DfE also urges leaders to extend length of tutor sessions and run more than one per week
‘Fair funding’ promised by 2027, and 8 more school cash changes Another DfE consultation on the national funding formula outlines raft of new proposals
Academy trusts have limited impact on ‘stuck’ schools Academisation no ‘silver bullet’ to save languishing schools, study suggests
Ex-academies ministers team up to torpedo schools bill powers The government will also seek to amend its own legislation to require councils to consult more widely before converting their schools to academies
Schools bill reforms could require 12,000 more academy trustees Former government schools tsar warns of ‘capacity issue’ as ministers seek to move all schools into academy trusts
Ark Schools risks losing academy over homophobia, harassment and SEND suspensions The leading trust’s school faced criticism over a ‘culture of sanctions’, unmonitored missing pupils and unrecorded bullying and prejudice