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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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DfE: ‘Blend’ temporary buildings into surroundings
Consider 'visual impact', avoid playing fields and four other instructions for schools installing temporary buildings due to RAAC
Covid: Williamson opposed masks in ‘no surrender mode’
WhatsApp messages between senior government officials claim Gavin Williamson had 'not wanted to give an inch' to trade unions by backing masks in schools
‘Most schools’ to cut tutoring owing to cost
Two separate reviews find many school leaders think the National Tutoring Programme works but is unsustainable once government funding ends
DfE school hardship fund a ‘sticking plaster’
Union leaders and special schools warn extra funding announced to support teacher pay increase will not be sufficient
Oak to get ‘up to £2m’ to develop AI teacher assistants
Union leaders question investment and warn that AI will not be a 'silver bullet' to fix teacher workload
Teacher pension rise could force more private schools to exit scheme
Unions warn that unfunded rise for private schools will force more schools to drop out of the teacher pension scheme
Early years: What impact have EYFS 2021 reforms had?
The DfE has published an evaluation report on the impact of early years foundation stage reforms in 2021. Here are the key findings
Teachers ‘taken further and further away’ from teaching
With a drop in support staff hitting teacher workload, one teaching union advises members to only take on tasks that demand 'the skills and expertise of a teacher'
RSHE: Keegan ‘undermining’ trust in schools, heads warn
School leaders' unions say the education secretary's 'pursuit of a headline' over RSHE could damage people's faith in schools
‘Cost-cutting suspicion’ after DfE SEND contract rewrite
DfE faces questions after original SEND contract notice said government reforms would address the 'cost burden' caused by demand for services
Revealed: Ofsted MAT checks on hold until next April
With Ofsted announcing it will not carry out any more evaluations of MATs this financial year, Tes looks at the key findings from its most recent reports
Schools to get share of £289m for wraparound care
Local authorities will today receive details of funding aimed at boosting school-based wraparound care
Fears about students vaping raised with education secretary
Vaping in schools will only be 'eradicated' if more is done about the sale of e-cigarettes in shops nearby, MSPs hear
Weekly round-up: Ofsted chief probe and RSHE warning
This week’s essential education news includes a judge's ruling over the Ofsted chief's comments on home education and schools' fears about the DfE's latest RSHE demand
Rise in school at-risk pupil referrals since Covid
The proportion of referrals to social services being made by schools is increasing, new DfE data shows