Faith schools

DfE to lift 50% faith admissions cap and allow religious special schools

Campaigners warn move will ‘increase religious and racial segregation in our schools’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Hacking homework for exam breach suspect

A 16-year-old boy has been cautioned in connection with an exam board cyber attack

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Recruitment

Now Teach: DfE ‘re-assessing’ how to get career-changers

Damian Hinds was quizzed about the decision to axe programme’s funding

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Anti-terrorism

Code words and ‘grab kits’: new anti-terror advice for schools

Schools advised to appoint ‘security leads’ to reduce terror risks in first sector-specific guidance

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Academy staff could strike over ‘excessive’ GAG pooling

National Education Union members at the Hastings Academy are expected to vote on proposed walkouts

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Small academy trusts warned over asking for government advice

Leaders believe chain was pushed towards a merger by the DfE after calling in finance and governance experts

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson


Recruitment

Now Teach: DfE axes funding for recruitment programme

Ex-DfE advisor and former education secretary criticise funding cut amid recruitment and retention crisis

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Music

Quarter of schools missing one-hour music target

Expectation was introduced in September as part of the government’s national plan for music

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
T-levels

T-level content review launched amid ‘worrying’ drop-out rate

Government said both the ‘breadth of content’ and ‘burden of assessment’ could be changed

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Tribunals

Lilac Sky founder drops legal challenge over school ban

Former trust boss says action was ‘unfair’, but hearing allegations in public would ‘create more stress’

John Dickens
John Dickens
Teach First

‘It’s not just about top graduates’: Teach First changes tack in 2030 strategy

CEO Russell Hobby talks career-changers, a new focus on leadership and becoming less reliant on government contracts

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Academy trust defends £40k Teslas for central team staff

Aspirations Academies Trust has paid around £90,000 over three years for the leased vehicles

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson