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Michael Tidd outlines why the government’s attempt to push the blame for the failure of the NTP to schools suggests Nadhim Zahawi and his department have their priorities all wrong

A roundup of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including confirmation on exam exemptions for students with long Covid, Ofsted’s five-year strategy and new teacher wellbeing data

The government is putting pressure on schools to use their catch-up cash by August, despite only handing out the bulk of it – £150 million – from this week

The NAHT annual conference starts today and Welsh education is in the spotlight – from school funding to the new curriculum

Headteachers are planning to reduce staff numbers because of an increase in their energy costs over the next year, according to a union survey

Sam Freedman, one of the architects of the pupil-premium strategy that is central to school funding for disadvantaged pupils, reflects on how the policy was brought to life – and why it needs to take centre stage once again

Children are starting the school day too hungry to learn, warn school leaders

A roundup of 91¶¶Òõ’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including new government SEND advisers, NTP contract bids and how phonics became an education culture war

Government unveils three new NTP contracts after a shake-up of the scheme was announced last month

New survey on behalf of the Sutton Trust shows more than two-thirds of primary headteachers believe catch-up funding has been insufficient

The SAC Inquiry opened today, amid warnings that it must not miss the bigger picture

But financial position is unsustainable owing to Covid, warns academies group leader