DfE

With the DfE launching a new data tool in its drive to increase the number of children who are school-ready, heads’ leaders warn that ministers cannot rely on ‘targets alone’

Djanogly Learning Trust and QEGSMAT aim to launch a new 15-school MAT next year

Tes assesses how much progress has been made in Labour’s mission to ‘break down barriers to opportunity’ a year after it was elected to government

Sir Ian Bauckham’s comment follows exam board OCR’s apology for errors in A-level papers

Group led by MAT CEO Tom Rees warns there is inconsistency in the training and support available to promote inclusion

Sir Martyn Oliver says he’s sorry that schools will get less than a term’s notice before new-style inspections with report cards are introduced

The DfE is accused of ‘burying’ adverts for its new attendance and behaviour ambassador jobs, with the successful candidates, who are due to start this week, yet to be announced

Schools minister tells MPs that a decision on changes to education, health and care plans has not yet been made

Government accused of ‘flying in the dark’ over the impact of its planned changes to eligibility for free school meals

International trainees and teachers are helping to tackle England’s recruitment crisis, but those who move here face huge obstacles. Cerys Turner explores why this is – and what should be done about it

Elections to the DfE’s regional advisory boards are due – but no votes have been planned, Tes understands, fuelling speculation that the boards, which advise on academy decisions, could be scrapped

The National Institute of Teaching’s trust leader development programme will no longer be funded by the government, Tes can reveal