Wednesday
Trusts told to set out ‘defensible’ executive pay policy
An update to the Academy Trust Handbook says trust boards must document their approach to executive pay
The green shoots of education reform must spread further
The pace and scale of the government’s education reforms risk falling short – ministers need to listen to the sector and increase investment, writes Carl Ward
Monday
Delayed KCSIE puts schools in ‘impossible situation’
The wait for this year’s Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, which was due to contain ‘substantive’ changes, is causing ‘unnecessary anxiety’, warn safeguarding leads
Ofsted delay puts ‘unacceptable pressure’ on schools, Phillipson told
Giving schools less than a term’s notice of a new inspection framework is ‘entirely unjustifiable’, unions warn the education secretary
Thursday
Sport and enrichment offer of every state school to be published
School leaders warn that the plan must focus on supporting rather than placing “additional expectations” on under-resourced schools
250 more schools to be rebuilt after funding extension
School and college maintenance funding will reach £2.9 billion by 2034-35, the government says today in its new infrastructure strategy
Global warming risks 11 days of lost learning a year, DfE warns
Nearly three in five secondary school sites are at high risk of flooding, says the DfE in response to analysis of the impact of climate change on learning
How the mental health teams rollout created a two-tier system
The government says all pupils will have access to in-school mental health specialists by 2029-30. But so far the rollout has been unequal across the country, leaving some settings without the benefits others enjoy, finds Ellen Peirson-Hagger
