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School leaders say employers are withdrawing from offering placements amid uncertainty over the impact of new safeguarding changes

Major DfE survey of Year 8s also reveals that girls and students with SEND are less likely to feel like they belong in school

Draft documents set out examples of what might be seen as ‘reasonable’ and ‘unreasonable’ adjustments for pupils with SEND, as part of the government’s drive to increase inclusion in mainstream schools

The number of cyberattacks on schools has dropped – but leaders still need to do more to protect against the threat, says watchdog

Energy consultants escalate dispute over new academy trust rules and accuse the DfE of unfairly steering schools away from brokers

DfE publishes detailed framework explaining how its controls on academy executive salaries will work

Too many young people have been ‘cast adrift’ by the school system, prime minister Andy Burnham tells Labour Party conference

The requirements for enrichment activities during the school day need to be spelled out, says Commons Education Select Committee chair

Teachers in England work longer hours than other graduates with a similar level of education, the OECD Education at a Glance 2026 report also finds

Nearly a third of girls also heard language that made them worry about their safety in the previous week, DfE research shows

The education secretary commits to further reforms to the schools watchdog, and defends Labour’s planned expansion of technical education

Department for Education cites lack of regulatory oversight in these countries and the use of Gmail and Hotmail addresses in applications as reasons for change