DfE

Unions tell teacher pay body not to feel ‘constrained’ after Gillian Keegan asks it to take financial pressures into account in recommending pay rise for 2024-25

Shutting schools in January 2021 was a ‘panic decision’ and against the best interests of pupils, the former education secretary tells Covid inquiry

School inspections by the watchdog should cease until the government and Ofsted have published the plan requested by Ruth Perry coroner, say heads’ leaders

Ms Wadsworth will replace Sir Ian Bauckham, who is standing down to become interim chief regulator

Ofqual confirms that students will be provided with formulae and equation sheets in GCSE maths, physics and combined science exams

An investigation into a £370 million DfE school funding calculation error has published its findings

The DfE has published its long-awaited draft transgender guidance. Here are the key details for schools

England is suffering an acute undersupply of teachers, and more are leaving than ever before. Matilda Martin investigates why this is happening and whether the trend can be turned around

Nearly 400,000 penalty notices were issued for unauthorised absence in 2022-23 – above levels seen before the Covid pandemic

Drop in government subsidy for the National Tutoring Programme saw the number of schools taking part drop to just over a third

Heads’ leader calls plan to introduce Advanced British Standard qualification ‘headless chicken policymaking’ amid a teacher recruitment crisis

NASUWT general secretary Dr Patrick Roach warns DfE that ‘future industrial action cannot be ruled out’