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
26th Jan 2024
Strikes law ‘will worsen’ teacher shortage
Government plan to impose minimum service levels during teacher strikes will ‘add to the increasing unpopularity of teaching’, unions warn
Ofsted may probe MATs’ school improvement rate
Still ‘work to do’ to define the purpose that MAT inspection would serve, the Confederation of School Trusts has said
Thursday
25th Jan 2024
Weekly round-up: Schools’ soaring costs and digital guidance
Tes’ education news round-up this week includes more schools in deficit as a result of rising costs, new guidance on technology and schools’ support pact for Ofsted inspections
Measles outbreak: what schools need to know
With measles cases rising, schools and nurseries have been given advice on what to do if they have a confirmed or suspected case
Attendance: 1 in 5 pupils persistently absent
New data also shows that a third of disadvantaged pupils were persistently absent last term
Friday
19th Jan 2024
NEU to launch fresh strike ballot
England’s biggest teaching union will begin an indicative ballot over possible strike action on pay and school funding
Strikes: Service-level rules could break law, DfE told
Confederation of School Trusts members have hit out at government proposals over legal and workload concerns
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RAAC: School surveys ongoing, DfE admits
More complex assessment of hard-to-reach areas may still not be completed, the government says
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