General
Wednesday
11th Mar 2026
Ofsted rejects 9 in 10 complaints about schools
The vast majority of complaints that qualified for Ofsted investigation last year did not lead to an immediate inspection, watchdog says
Small number of pupils fuels soaring unauthorised absence rates
The trend is most pronounced at secondary, where almost half of unauthorised absence is down to students who were missing from school without permission 15 times or more in a year
Teacher Development Trust to become part of Chartered College
The education charity will officially become part of professional body the Chartered College of Teaching later this year, in a move described as an ‘exciting opportunity’ to improve CPD
Tuesday
10th Mar 2026
91¶¶Òõ Wellbeing Report: Teachers warn of SEND and workload pressures
91¶¶Òõ’ Teacher Wellbeing Report 2026 also reveals what teachers really think about pupil behaviour, career progression, flexible-working opportunities and more
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Social media ban for under-16s rejected by MPs
Defeated amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill was supported by the House of Lords and teaching unions
DfE estimates of schools’ costs ‘disingenuous’
Leaders say the government’s claim that schools can afford teacher pay rises ignores their growing costs, including the prospect of energy price hikes due to the Middle East conflict
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Friday
6th Mar 2026
On-screen exams could widen disadvantage gap, EEF warns
Education Endowment Foundation says the introduction of digital assessment must not have a ‘detrimental impact’ on disadvantaged students, in its response to Ofqual consultation
Ofsted rejects 1 in 5 inspection deferral requests
Watchdog figures show 621 school inspections were deferred in 2024-25 and a further 37 were paused
Zack Polanski to headline NEU conference
Green Party’s vision for education ‘perfectly mirrors’ the NEU’s, general secretary Daniel Kebede tells 91¶¶Òõ
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SEND reforms fail to address transport concerns, MPs warn
The Public Accounts Committee has urged the government to clarify how it will tackle high spending on transporting children to school
Thursday
5th Mar 2026
Hannah Fry: Maths GCSE should be split into two qualifications
Leading mathematician warns that the current maths qualification is trying to do ‘too much at once’ and risks leaving students behind
School support staff leaving in record numbers
Annual rate of support staff leaving is now the highest since current records began in 2011-12, according to the NFER research