DfE

Universities’ Council for the Education of Teachers writes to Gillian Keegan describing the decision to end funding for teacher trainee subject knowledge courses as ‘unprecedented’

NEU teaching union members support striking again over pay and funding in indicative ballot with a 50.3 per cent turnout

How will the government’s new teacher degree apprenticeships work and how has the schools sector reacted?

This week’s essential education news includes teachers being hit particularly hard by a real-terms drop in pay and thousands of students’ ‘unexplained’ school moves

The DfE said in January it aimed to give schools ‘sufficient notice to prepare during the summer for September 2024 implementation’

Tes analysis of government data shows an increase in international applicants to ITT courses six months into the academic year

Spending watchdog highlights the state of school buildings as a problem caused by government’s ‘lack of forward thinking’

Government says the delay is because of a problem identifying Reception pupils who qualify for the funding

But the DfE says the process of finding a trust sponsor will need to be repeated in three cases after suitable trusts were not identified to run the schools

The government’s independent social cohesion adviser, Dame Sara Khan, has called on the DfE to create a ‘Cohesion and Conflict Unit’ to support schools

The Teacher Degree Apprenticeship scheme is being ‘unduly rushed’ and should be put on hold, warns school leaders’ union

DfE wants research to inform decisions on the current use of financial incentives, spot ‘barriers’ and ‘assess eligibility and appetite’ for international recruitment