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This week’s education news round-up includes reaction to the new teacher pay offer, the announcement of the government's chosen candidate to take over at Ofsted and concerns over the accuracy of Sats marking

The education secretary also expressed a 'huge thank you' to school leaders and staff for their work during 'a challenging year' due to strikes and the cost-of-living crisis

Education secretary confirms government plan to require schools to get parental consent for pupils to identify as a different gender

Sir Martyn Oliver says 'prioritising inclusion and aiming for the highest standards in all areas' will remain his key principles when he is in charge of Ofsted

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Mandatory equality criteria to be phased into awards scheme will recognise schools for improving PE access for girls and encouraging physical activity

A faction within the NEU has launched its own 'Educators Say No!' campaign, urging members to vote against accepting the latest pay award and against ending industrial action

At the end of the second year in a three-year target, the DfE has recorded just 63,454 funded National Professional Qualification course starts

Multi-academy trust bosses share concerns with the department's Regions Group chief as he sets out how new academisation decision-making process will work

Competing demands for funds mean there is a ‘genuine risk’ that education will lose out in the next general election, says think tank

The Department for Education has published its annual accounts for 2022-23. Here is everything you need to know

Outgoing general secretary Geoff Barton says ‘time is right for a new leader with a fresh approach’

More than a third of special schools and alternative provision providers are forecasting a deficit as early as next year – with the vast majority expected to be in this position within two or three years

English, maths and history feature heavily in Ofsted deep dives, but music and technology receive relatively little scrutiny

NEU teaching union members have been urged to accept the government's deal, which the DfE has confirmed will be partly funded by tutoring underspends

Ministers faced questions in Parliament today over teacher pay, standards in primary schools, gender identity and registers for children who are not in school

Exams watchdog surveys markers after major concerns over the Sats marking and moderation process were reported for the second year running

Education Support charity warns there is soaring demand from teachers, support staff and heads applying for financial grants to be able to pay their bills

The DfE said today it has delayed the 'expectation' of a 32.5-hour week by a year 'in recognition of the pressures facing schools'

Outwood Grange Academies chief executive is the government's choice to be the next chief inspector of schools

Action is needed 'sooner rather than later' to fix the recruitment crisis, the teacher pay review body has warned

A new annual survey from the National Governance Association reveals the pressures and priorities facing the sector

DfE's most senior civil servant apologises after asbestos was found during school demolition work resulting in building closure

Gillian Keegan said headteachers had a 'duty' to get children to school in a TV interview, but heads' union says comments were 'unhelpful'