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But the National Audit Office reveals the true cost of repairs and replacements in the school estate could be ‘substantially higher’

England is just the latest example of a government using curriculum change to make its mark on education, but things rarely go to plan for anyone involved, explains Professor Mark Priestley

Trust leaders had raised concerns that the current wording of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill suggested academies would lose pay freedoms

MPs on the committee scrutinising the government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill heard from sector leaders today

Trusts and Labour are not in opposition but the narrative of the moment has created a political divide where none exists, argues E-ACT CEO Tom Campbell 

SEND minister visited no special schools in the four months after the election – amid concern that specialist expertise is being overlooked

The Confederation of School Trusts is ‘very concerned’ about the schools part of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Headteachers’ support service warns that it is still receiving ‘traumatic’ calls from school leaders about Ofsted inspections

The DfE has responded to recommendations from the previous Commons Education Select Committee on how to address the teacher recruitment and retention crisis

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson answers MPs’ questions on the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, SEND and more

The government needs to take urgent action to address the SEND crisis and explain how its vision for inclusive education will be achieved, says public spending watchdog

Early years premium to be continually reviewed, schools being chased on missing pupil premium plans, and seven other things officials said in Parliament