DfE
The latest news and analysis on the Department for Education and the secretary of state for education, including new policy, legislation and appointments
Tuesday
1st Jul 2025
DfE won’t end ‘effective’ SEND provision, says minister
Schools minister tells MPs that a decision on changes to education, health and care plans has not yet been made
DfE doesn’t know how many pupils will lose FSM
Government accused of ‘flying in the dark’ over the impact of its planned changes to eligibility for free school meals
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Friday
27th Jun 2025
Trainees from overseas sleep in libraries and rely on food banks
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
Are regional advisory boards being wound down?
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
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Wednesday
25th Jun 2025
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
23rd Jun 2025
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