DfE
The latest news and analysis on the Department for Education and the secretary of state for education, including new policy, legislation and appointments
Friday
19th Jan 2024
NEU to launch fresh strike ballot
England’s biggest teaching union will begin an indicative ballot over possible strike action on pay and school funding
Strikes: Service-level rules could break law, DfE told
Confederation of School Trusts members have hit out at government proposals over legal and workload concerns
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RAAC: School surveys ongoing, DfE admits
More complex assessment of hard-to-reach areas may still not be completed, the government says
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Wednesday
17th Jan 2024
Trusts alarmed at Keegan’s ‘change of tone’ on academies
Confederation of School Trusts seeks ‘urgent clarification’ over education secretary Gillian Keegan’s comments about academisation
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DfE’s new South West regional director named
Lucy Livings, deputy director of the South West’s regions group, is set to replace Hannah Woodhouse
Monday
15th Jan 2024
DfE ‘reinserts’ list of tasks teachers should not do
List aimed at cutting teacher workload includes ‘investigating a pupil’s absence’ and ‘producing and collating analyses of attendance figures’
The 23 tasks teachers shouldn’t do
The DfE’s Workload Reduction Taskforce has recommended a list of tasks teachers should not have to do – but it is very similar to a list created 10 years ago
DfE guidance aims to ‘tackle bullying and harassment’ of school staff
The Department for Education is expected to publish the initial recommendations from its workload reduction ‘task force’ today