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DfE consulting on plans to give schools more upfront funding for SEND provision, but also raise the £6,000 per pupil threshold for applying for top-up cash

Patrick Wall will lead the Ark Schools multi-academy trust and Katie Oliver will be CEO of the organisation’s charitable arm

DfE announces delay to the sports partnership network that will replace the PE and sport premium, but says primary schools will receive more transitional funding

Tes analysis reveals a big increase in Ofsted monitoring inspections, prompting warnings about school leaders’ wellbeing and inspector workload

Negotiations come amid growing industrial action by the teaching union, with school leaders telling Tes that disputes have left them feeling ‘distressed’ and ‘exploited’

The NAHT has published medical support guidance to help school leaders identify unsafe practices and challenge unreasonable expectations

Legal experts challenge the DfE’s decision not to mandate social media checks when schools are recruiting staff, in its updated Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance

Schools in England had the highest daily absence rate so far during the 2025-26 academic year in June, when temperatures reached 37.7C

Suspensions and permanent exclusions have reduced nationally for the first time since the pandemic, but suspensions are up in primary and for pupils with education, health and care plans

The ballot of Unison members follows the union’s rejection of a 3.3 per cent pay offer from council employers

Updated safeguarding guidance has now been published, with schools expected to be fully compliant by 1 September

The Department for Education has engineered ‘very little’ of a recovery in the teacher workforce, with factors beyond the government’s control playing a big part, says EPI