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
8th Mar 2024
Leaders ‘queasy’ about relying on international recruitment
Recruiting teachers from other countries that need them, ‘morally’ doesn’t ‘feel like the right thing for us to be doing’, says ASCL general secretary
Sir Kevan Collins: ‘We did nothing. We gave up. It was pathetic’
Three years after his appointment as the ‘catch-up tsar’, Sir Kevan Collins tells the full story of the four months he spent trying to get the government to take education recovery seriously
Pepe Di’Iasio on funding, pay and ‘streamlining’ the middle tier
The incoming ASCL general secretary outlines his priorities for his tenure as the country enters a general election year and tells Tes what he thinks the next government should focus on
Wednesday
6th Mar 2024
Budget 2024: £105m for 15 new special free schools
Here’s everything schools need to know about today’s Budget announcement
Parental complaints: DfE told urgent change needed to help schools
The volume of complaints is ‘not sustainable’ and ‘will have an impact on our ability to retain our leaders’, warns CST chief Leora Cruddas
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Revealed: 8 in 10 school leaders see rise in vexatious complaints
Tes investigation uncovers a ‘Wild West’ parent complaints system pushing schools with stretched resources and stressed staff to the brink
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MAT leaders aim to stop ‘irreparable’ damage to small schools
The small school strategy group, formed of eight multi-academy trust CEOs, is working to help small schools find a compatible trust
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Monday
4th Mar 2024
SEND: Hunt urged to increase funding for school places
In a letter seen by Tes, the education committee chair writes to the chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget setting out the need for more funding for pupils with SEND
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School leaders call for ‘double digit’ pay rise for all teachers
England has the highest number of unfilled teaching posts in over a decade, warns the NAHT school leaders’ union
Friday
1st Mar 2024
1 in 3 heads and teachers consider quitting
New DfE survey findings show majority of teachers are unhappy with workload and pay, and do not feel valued by policymakers
ECF: 1 in 5 new teachers not ready for workload
A significant number of tutors also believe the Early Career Framework has no impact on whether new teachers are likely to stay in the profession