DfE

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

Two in five teachers have worked extra hours without payment in the past year, TUC study finds

Delay comes after teaching unions the NEU and NASUWT said they would ballot members for industrial action over teacher pay again this year

The children’s commissioner told Commons Education Select Committee MPs today that she would like to get a national picture of how schools restrict mobile use

The government turns down recommendations for 11-16 changes made by a House of Lords committee

Guidance says school behaviour policies should make it clear that pupils can be searched for mobile phones and similar devices

Ministers tell inspectorate and exams watchdog to assess the risks that the abuse of artificial intelligence poses to their sector

This week’s essential education news includes the launch of a five-year research project to identify best teaching practice and women in schools being denied flexible working

Schools and colleges that do not meet minimum teaching hours for maths and English GCSE resit students will face funding cuts

DfE minister spoke in the House of Lords today to give new information on attendance and the plan for an out-of-school register – here are the key points from her speech