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Can Labour put all schools into trusts?

The government’s schools White Paper sets out a goal for full academisation - but Tes analysis suggests that it would take decades to turn this into reality

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DfE seeks teachers for policy ‘sounding board’

The government is looking for primary and secondary teachers to join the latest cohort of its Teacher Reference Group

Union’s legal challenge of new Ofsted inspections rejected

The NAHT's bid for a judicial review over the new Ofsted framework was heard just a week before inspections are due to start

New guidance on little-known DfE capital funding budget

The government has provided information about acquiring funding through its Strategic School Improvement Capital Budget

Early years recruitment not boosted by DfE payments

A government pilot scheme offering £1,000 payments to attract early years staff resulted in fewer applicants than expected, a review shows

Multi-year pay recommendation: all you need to know

The government has proposed that teachers get a 6.5 per cent pay award over the next three years. Tes sets out all the key information about the DfE's provisional offer

DfE urged to probe ‘persistent disruptive behaviour’ exclusions

Some pupils are being wrongly excluded from school because this vague 'catch-all' category is creating inconsistency in the system, warn PRU and AP leaders

SEND: Home-to-school transport overspend hits £415m

NAO calls on government to tackle 'unsustainable' costs as almost half of local authorities report annual overspends of 20 per cent or more on getting pupils to school

Wealthiest households fuel demand for delayed school starts

The affluence of the area in which a school is located is linked to the number of summer-born children who start Reception a year later, research shows

School referrals to social services hit new high

Schools made nearly 45,000 more social services referrals last year compared with a decade ago, DfE data shows

DfE: Teachers should get 6.5% pay rise over three years

The government has told the School Teachers’ Review Body how much teachers should receive up to 2029

Students reluctant to use AI for fear of cheating accusations

Only 55 per cent of young people feel their school is clear about appropriate use of AI, finds Scottish Qualifications Authority report

SSTA finds ‘alarming’ numbers of non-specialists taking classes

'Deepening crisis' of staff shortages also sees primary teachers frequently taking on roles in secondary schools, reveals survey by Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association

Menstruation should be in PE curriculum, say experts

Sport is an 'amazing place' to educate girls about their bodies but PE teachers may never have been taught anything about menstrual cycles, MPs are told

Restraint guidance for schools ‘took too long’, admits Gilruth

There is 'probably' an underreporting of incidents where seclusion or restraint is used in Scottish schools, says education secretary

MPs urge Labour to reverse IB funding cut

Minister defends the government's decision to withdraw funding for state schools to deliver the International Baccalaureate, saying that only '0.2 per cent of students' are taking it