Tuesday
Why we’re looking at how to teach financial literacy
A former schools minister says MPs will investigate ways to ensure that more children are given financial education in both primary and secondary
Free schools policy has ‘lost its way’, DfE told
Charity that was previously contracted to support government free schools policy issues warning as it launches £1m innovation fund
Monday
Scrap Ofsted grades to end ‘football-manager culture’, says report
An Institute for Public Policy Research report calls for MAT-level inspections, an end to inspection grades and a new DfE approach to school improvement
Reform Ofsted to inspect MATs not schools, inquiry says
Beyond Ofsted inquiry also calls for immediate pause to routine inspections to allow the watchdog to ‘regain trust’
Sunday
Autumn Statement 2023: what schools need to know
What did the 2023 Autumn Statement have in store for schools, and how did the sector respond?
MPs ‘extremely concerned’ over school building safety
The Public Accounts Committee says the DfE’s failure to provide basic information on the scale of RAAC is ‘shocking and disappointing’
Thursday
Weekly round-up: DfE changes - Gibb out, Hinds back
This week’s must-read education news includes the exit of long-serving schools minister Nick Gibb and the return of a former education secretary
‘400 years’ to rebuild all schools with current funding
All schools should be rebuilt every 75 years, say school business professionals, but current investment would leave some waiting beyond the year 2500
Wednesday
Five DfE warnings over school buildings
Report sets out how government advisers want academy trusts to improve the management of their school estates
99% of secondary schools face cuts next year, unions claim
The School Cuts website has been relaunched today as unions call on government to increase school spending in the Autumn Statement
Tuesday
What can schools expect from Damian Hinds?
The latest government reshuffle has brought a familiar face back to Sanctuary Buildings as schools minister. What will this mean for the DfE’s approach to schools?
Just 9% of leaders find DfE workload toolkit useful
Almost a third of senior leaders have not heard of the Department for Education’s workload toolkit, new research suggests
