DfE
The latest news and analysis on the Department for Education and the secretary of state for education, including new policy, legislation and appointments
Thursday
8th Feb 2024
More than 100 schools with RAAC will be rebuilt
The government today announced which schools containing the potentially dangerous concrete will be rebuilt and which will be given a grant to remove it
Extend catch-up cash or attainment gap will widen, PM told
More than 500 schools have signed a letter to Rishi Sunak, Gillian Keegan and Jeremy Hunt calling for more National Tutoring Programme funding in next month’s spring Budget
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Tuesday
6th Feb 2024
School capacity measuring programme: all you need to know
Every secondary school and special school in England will have its site measured up for capacity over the next two years. Here’s everything you need to know
Heads call for Ofsted exemption for RAAC schools
The ‘unacceptable’ time it has taken for the government to act on the RAAC crisis is causing ‘financial detriment’ to schools, ASCL warns
Barran: RAAC-hit schools ‘left on their own’ by councils
Academies minister says the DfE is ‘worried about the support some primary schools are getting from their local authorities’
Sunday
4th Feb 2024
Keegan: ‘Earn and learn’ route will broaden teaching appeal
In an interview with Tes, the education secretary talks about unveiling the Teacher Degree Apprenticeship and what she hopes it will achieve
DfE to launch Teacher Degree Apprenticeship pilot for maths
The education secretary says the move will ‘broaden the pipeline’ of recruits into the profession
Friday
2nd Feb 2024
Revealed: What to expect from new Sendco NPQ
DfE names providers that will be delivering the new Sendco national professional qualification from autumn this year
DfE urged to rethink school transgender proposals
Coalition guide calls on schools to only engage with parents of a gender-questioning child ‘with explicit consent’ of the young person
Thursday
1st Feb 2024
Heads urge DfE to pause school Progress 8 scores
ASCL questions how the government can measure secondary school student progress without a baseline from primary
MPs call for ‘realistic’ plan for SEND funding shortfall
Government should review the EHCP system and consider reforms to make the SEND support system sustainable, says MPs’ report