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This year’s awards, celebrating excellence and innovation across the sector, attracted a record number of nominations

New guidance on communicating with parents about absence leaves schools with the ‘all but impossible’ task of improving attendance without being able to hold families to account, warn leaders

Increase in legal costs is likely due to the government introducing contentious policies that have ‘well-funded’ opponents – such as VAT on private school fees, say experts

In correspondence seen by 91¶¶Òõ, England’s largest exam board tells exams officers it has reported the issue to Ofqual and will ensure no students are disadvantaged

The number of spare primary and secondary places across England has increased by 15 per cent since 2023-24

Committee will scrutinise DfE’s teacher recruitment targets and plans to reform accountability measures and narrow the disadvantage gap

The Maximising Value for Pupils programme claims it can help schools save thousands by reducing their bills, but leaders warn the benefits are ‘marginal’

Education secretary faces questions from MPs over the government’s SEND plans, teacher recruitment and curriculum reform

Pearson Edexcel says marking has now resumed and there has been no impact on its ‘accuracy or integrity’, after issues emerged last night

Google is among eight tech firms awarded a contract to pilot AI tutors, with the DfE planning to roll out the technology to help disadvantaged students

Academy trusts are being left with less time to finalise and scrutinise their budgets because key DfE documents remain unpublished, experts warn

Schools targeted for help under DfE scheme may feel ‘unfairly stigmatised’, says heads’ leader