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
4th Feb 2025
Schools legally required to report use of reasonable force
The government has updated its 2013 guidance on how schools should use reasonable force and other restrictive practices
Ofsted inspection proposals conjure up a spectre of the past
Michael Tidd wonders why no one at Ofsted recalled the headaches caused by the assessment levels system when drawing up new inspection framework proposals
Monday
3rd Feb 2025
How the DfE plans to intervene in schools
The DfE sets out its plans for new RISE teams working with ‘stuck schools’ and those needing significant improvement
How we turn our good education system into something great
CST CEO Leora Cruddas outlines why education secretary Bridget Phillipson is right to praise the past – but also to seek to create an even better future
Friday
31st Jan 2025
Government revokes academy order after school’s legal threat
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has confirmed that Glebefields Primary School will no longer have to academise in an ‘exceptional’ case
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How Labour’s education bill will impact schools
More than 70 per cent of secondaries are likely to have to make uniform changes, and QTS requirements could affect at least 700 new teachers, the DfE estimates
The government has got itself in a mess over education policy
Instead of tackling the big issues in education, the DfE is mired in dull managerialism with its schools bill. We need a vision for change, says ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio
School admissions: How fair is fair banding?
Most schools using banding tests have more academically able cohorts than neighbouring schools, analysis finds
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Wednesday
29th Jan 2025
DfE sets out how it will scrap teacher pay ‘ceiling’
The government has published its tabled amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
More children will come to school hungry, warns poverty report
The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on pupils’ ability to learn is highlighted in a report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation