DfE

A new practitioner-led initiative in the capital is connecting experienced leaders with schools that need help. Ellen Peirson-Hagger finds out how it works – and why it could be the template for a nationwide model

Former government adviser says regional responsibility for schools should be transferred from DfE regions to metro mayors

Trusts, councils and metro mayors are all pushing for a driving role in school improvement after the new government signalled a shake-up

Career breaks, and five other ways the government could hit its teacher recruitment pledge, according to Teach First

Bridget Phillipson has been asked to look again at the membership of a curriculum and assessment review panel

Government-funded charity calls for unsuccessful ITT applicants to be ‘redirected’ to alternative careers within schools

Without a new campaign, schools and trusts risk losing out on the ‘valuable expertise and leadership’ needed, warns National Governance Association

Ms Hayes is the Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood and most recently worked as a shadow education minister under Labour

School leaders warn that ‘shifting the deckchairs’ will not solve the problem of school funding being ‘totally inadequate’

Unpublished review by Sir David Bell, commissioned by Labour while in opposition, calls for more funding to deliver the party’s school-based nursery plan

The OECD’s latest Education at a Glance study, launched in London today, also highlights the stark differences in attainment between regions in England

Nominations for the next chair of the education committee closed yesterday. Tes takes a look at who is in the running