DfE

Confederation of School Trusts questions Department for Education plan for RISE advisers to intervene in stuck schools based on ‘flawed’ definition

Suspensions and permanent exclusions increased in the spring term last year, with the North East having the highest rates out of all the regions, DfE data shows

The government’s priority of creating tech infrastructure in schools risks repeating the failures of the past, argues Pierre Lagrange

Equality and Human Rights Commission is drawing up guidance applicable to schools, Tes understands

The government must take action ‘in the face of high and rising rates of child poverty’, says the NEU in response to its own research

A formal ballot could be launched in June, says NEU general secretary – but he insists strike action is ‘completely avoidable’

Education secretary responds to NASUWT concerns over United Learning Trust’s pension plan

Former education secretary Michael Gove and former Ofsted chief Amanda Spielman have been awarded peerages today after being nominated by the Conservatives

Councils’ high-needs debts are the result of an underfunded national SEND system, says new president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services

Early engagement in maths is linked to better outcomes in the subject later on – and CPD is the way to embed research-informed practice in EYFS, says Sue Evans

If next year’s teacher pay award does not take steps to address the recruitment and retention crisis, the system risks ‘grinding to a halt’, says NEU’s Daniel Kebede

Funding cuts for children’s centres and Family Hubs are putting ‘unsustainable’ pressure on schools and teachers, warns the Centre for Young Lives