DfE

Former DfE permanent secretary calls for major reform, warning that the school system currently fails the pupils most in need of help

The government has cut funding for the International Baccalaureate in state schools but is recreating one of the IB’s leading courses in the form of V levels, argues John Claughton

From September 2026, a new legal limit on the number of compulsory branded uniform items will be introduced. To plan wisely, schools should start preparing now

Shadow education secretary talks to Tes about the ‘pushback’ facing heads on exclusions, how schools are ‘lagging’ on phone bans and why RISE plans are ‘reckless’

The benchmark is one of several adopted by the government as a ‘starting point’ for its new enrichment framework for schools, leader tells Tes

The latest DfE figures show that overall pupil absence has improved, but a higher proportion of children are missing more than half of their classes

Government had been expected to set out SEND reform plans this autumn – but the education secretary says it is important to ‘take the time to listen and get it right’

Trust leader Dr Ogden is also a RISE adviser and on the panel of the curriculum and assessment review

The former prime minister gives evidence to the Covid inquiry on decisions made about schools during the crisis

The government also announces plans for ‘V-level’ vocational qualifications, along with a duty on schools to support students into post-16 study

Professor Becky Francis tells the Confederation of School Trusts conference that only 50 out of 3,000 17-year-olds who had achieved a grade 2 in GCSE maths went on to pass in the most recent round of resits

The introduction of inspections for trusts should not discourage them from taking on struggling schools, argues the MAT sector body