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Funding disasters at councils nationwide make it clear why schools have had to take on so many more pastoral and social care responsibilities – but that cannot hold forever, warns Sam Freedman

Tes reveals the multi-academy trusts planning to expand, consolidate or halt growth in the next two years

There are nearly 1,000 SATs in England, despite a wider move towards bigger ‘families of schools’. Where are they concentrated, and which types are most vulnerable? Tes has the answers

The government has recommended teacher pay awards return to ‘a more sustainable level’ for 2024-25

Your essential education news this week includes the government recommending a lower teacher pay rise and schools being forced to share daily attendance data

FFT Education Datalab has issued a warning around the ‘additional pressure’ the increase could put on alternative provision 

DfE confirms statutory measures to combat low attendance, including national framework for parent fines

Confederation of School Trusts urges government to review school league tables and consult on replacing inspection grades

A trust CEO and former head who has always banned phones in his schools says he hopes new government guidance will encourage others to do likewise

Education secretary Gillian Keegan reflects on the positive role schools have played in welcoming children fleeing the war in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in 2022

Rory Gribbell, who has held jobs in the DfE and Downing Street, has been made Ofsted’s director of strategy and engagement

This week’s essential education news includes Tes analysis of what the biggest MATs paid their chief executives last year, and new government guidance recommending that schools ban phones