Revealed: DfE’s ‘cluster takeover’ plan to boost big academy trusts Officials draw up proposals to help leading trusts expand into new regions
DfE says Oak quango needed to break ‘cycle’ of curriculum weakness Everything you need to know about the government’s case for creating a new arms-length curriculum body
Kit Malthouse out as education secretary in Rishi Sunak reshuffle The sector will have its fifth secretary of state in four months
What will become of the endangered ‘Tory teacher’? ‘The Conservatives must return to being the party of social justice’
Languages ‘attainment benchmarks’ proposed to boost GCSE take-up DfE will appoint panel to draw up non-statutory guidance for languages education for 7 to 14-year-olds
NEU pencils in teacher and support staff strikes for early 2023 Ballots for strike action among teachers and support staff will open next week, union confirms
Pre-pandemic school standards won’t return as quickly as we’d like Schools are weathering the storm better than some public services, but a lack of funding will slow recovery
Pay scales for teachers and leaders in England from September 2022 DfE confirms pay scales following offer of 5% for most teachers and 8.9% increase in starting salaries
Keeping their heads? School leader turnover rises by a third ‘We’re seeing the resumption of a downward trend in leadership retention’