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Ministers urged to attend crunch talks to avoid Oak legal action
Government talks with BESA and other bodies bringing a judicial review over Oak National Academy have not yet found a way to halt the legal action, Tes understands
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Free schools policy has ‘lost its way’, DfE told
Charity that was previously contracted to support government free schools policy issues warning as it launches £1m innovation fund
Wales moves to shake up school holidays calendar
A five-week summer break and a two-week October holiday are proposed, but a school leaders' union says it is 'bewildered' by the plans
Reform Ofsted to inspect MATs not schools, inquiry says
Beyond Ofsted inquiry also calls for immediate pause to routine inspections to allow the watchdog to 'regain trust'
Scrap Ofsted grades to end ‘football-manager culture’, says report
An Institute for Public Policy Research report calls for MAT-level inspections, an end to inspection grades and a new DfE approach to school improvement
Autumn Statement 2023: what schools need to know
What did the 2023 Autumn Statement have in store for schools, and how did the sector respond?
MPs ‘extremely concerned’ over school building safety
The Public Accounts Committee says the DfE's failure to provide basic information on the scale of RAAC is 'shocking and disappointing'
Demand for school governors to be paid ‘can’t be ignored’
With many school governors thinking of leaving because of the pressures of the role, the NGA is launching a national debate about making it a paid position
Ofsted: Schools should aim for pre-Covid attendance
The watchdog says it is right to expect schools to be doing all they can on attendance but acknowledges there are factors beyond their control
Heads urged to do more to shape future of Scottish education
School leaders must be 'brave' and push for education reform to 'move forward at pace', hears annual gathering of secondary headteachers
Exam special access requests spark call for support
The number of approved access arrangements for GCSE and A-level exams has increased significantly, new figures show
Weekly round-up: DfE changes - Gibb out, Hinds back
This week’s must-read education news includes the exit of long-serving schools minister Nick Gibb and the return of a former education secretary
‘Get Hayward done’, education directors tell Scottish government
Implementing the review of qualifications and assessment would ‘bring about serious change’, says outgoing ADES president
A level: Disadvantage gap narrows to pre-Covid levels
But school leaders say the results show the government has 'failed to grasp the nettle' to close the 'stubborn attainment gap'
‘400 years’ to rebuild all schools with current funding
All schools should be rebuilt every 75 years, say school business professionals, but current investment would leave some waiting beyond the year 2500
MPs launch inquiry into financial education
The Commons Education Select Committee has launched an inquiry into how financial education can be strengthened in primary and secondary schools