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Revealed: Scale of Ofsted complaints under report card framework

Data showing that one in 20 inspection activities resulted in a complaint has been published in the watchdog’s annual report and accounts for 2025-26

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NEU members willing to take industrial action over pay and funding

Overwhelming majority of teacher members who voted in indicative ballot reject three-year pay recommendation and indicate support for taking action, but turnout was less than 50 per cent

DfE awards contract for school behaviour toolkit

Education services provider Etio will work alongside ImpactEd to develop a best practice review and toolkit to help tackle pupil behaviour

Where are the ‘big levers’ of curriculum and assessment in SEND reforms?

For a more inclusive system, ministers must rethink what children learn and how success is measured, say school leaders – who fear that an opportunity has been missed on curriculum and assessment

Gareth Conyard: DfE plan for teacher-training entitlement is ‘disingenuous’

In an exclusive interview, the chief executive of the Teacher Development Trust questions the government's plan for a new teacher-training entitlement and its decision to fund only three years of SEND training

Key stage 3 alliance announces regional co-chairs

The regional co-chairs will lead schools and trusts to share good practice on what works in early secondary school

UAE international schools set for face-to-face teaching return

In-person learning will resume next week, says the UAE government – but staffing issues and lack of school transport could delay return, principals warn

Banning phones in schools ‘already solved’, claims minister

Education minister Olivia Bailey comes under fire as MPs reject Lords' proposal for a statutory ban on phones in schools

Ofqual won’t validate teacher-assessed grades for Middle East students

Exam boards Pearson and AQA confirm plan to switch students in the Middle East to international qualifications – but this could pose issues for university places

Why schools will struggle to fund ‘utterly unrealistic’ food standards

A government pilot scheme for the new healthier school food standards showed that costs of meals increased and uptake dropped, says expert

Exam board fined for ‘serious errors’ on A-level exams

Cambridge OCR was charged £270,000 for mistakes on its 2025 AS and A-level physics papers and mark schemes, which led to incorrect grades for students

Deprived schools need bigger share of nurseries cash, DfE told

Most of the schools successful in applying for the grant to open new nurseries have fewer FSM pupils than the national average, Tes analysis reveals

DfE warned over ‘chronic shortage’ of educational psychologists

The worst-affected area has only one educational psychologist for every 9,400 pupils, with shortages putting the DfE's inclusion plans at risk, EPI warns

Secondary teacher job adverts at ‘lowest level in 9 years’

Falling pupil rolls and a weak UK labour market are contributing to lower vacancies, annual Teacher Tapp and SchoolDash report finds

‘Unbelievably’ tough DfE disadvantage target ‘lacks a huge plan’

The government's pledge to halve the disadvantage-related attainment gap is 'intentionally' vague and does not address the root causes of this inequality in outcomes, experts tell MPs

Stop ‘proactive’ schools grabbing inclusion support, councils told

DfE tasks local authorities with creating 'experts at hand' plans for schools – but sector leaders raise concerns about a lack of evidence on how this should be delivered

Former MAT director to lead on Ofsted trust inspections

Watchdog appoints Matthew Purves to take charge of £20m project to develop inspections of multi-academy trusts

SEND reforms: 6 warnings from leaders to MPs

Government's plans lack detail and risk turning Sendcos into 'lightning rods' for parent frustration, sector leaders tell Commons Education Select Committee

Two-thirds of teachers working almost an extra day a week

Global survey of teachers conducted by Tes reveals that many are overwhelmed by their workload and lack options for flexible working

SATs twice as likely to be in deficit as academies within MATs

Nearly two-fifths of single-academy trusts had an in-year deficit in 2024-25, according to Tes analysis highlighting the financial challenges of standalone academies

Healthier school menus: all you need to know

Government proposals would lead to new rules on school breakfasts, lunches and drinks in order to tackle poor diets among children

Funding fears over new school food standards

Deep-fried food will be banned from school menus in England as part of government plans – but experts warn about the increased cost of providing healthier options

Co-op Academies Trust set to expand northwards

Trust says it is in 'advanced discussions' with the DfE about absorbing six schools from a MAT in Cumbria, which would make it one of the top 25 biggest trusts

NEU’s handling of sexual harassment and bullying ‘inadequate’

Review warns of the risk of an 'unhealthy culture' at the teaching union but finds no evidence of systemic sexual harassment, bullying or discrimination

OxfordAQA shakes up its international exams offer

A new exam series in October and earlier results days are among the changes unveiled by the provider of exams to schools across the world