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A quarter of schools offer no KS4 vocational qualifications
Teachers broadly support Andy Burnham’s plan for new technical pathways, new polling shows, but the survey raises questions about schools’ capacity to increase their focus on vocational education
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Schools White Paper: all you need to know
91¶¶Òõ has gathered all of the key information from the Labour government's schools White Paper
DfE reveals £4bn SEND reform spending plan
Schools will get access to £1.6bn inclusion funding and 'Experts at Hand' as part of the government's long-awaited SEND reforms
DfE White Paper to call for all schools to be in trusts
Government announces target to halve disadvantage gap, along with plans for funding reform, a new progress measure and retention bonuses for heads
DfE warned on lack of state capacity for private SEND pupils
Leaders raise concern that the government's fees plan could lead to 'catastrophic' loss of independent special school provision
Full maternity pay to double for teachers and school leaders
Teachers' maternity pay offer will rise to eight weeks, in line with NHS staff – but it will still be significantly below that of some public sector workers
What impact have the subject bursary cuts had?
The government's withdrawal of key financial incentives for teacher training has fuelled fears of a 'hierarchy' of subjects – with some already recording a drop in applications
How specialist staff shortages threaten Labour’s 6,500 teachers target
The government's key manifesto pledge to deliver 6,500 more teachers could hinge on recruitment into special schools and AP: here's why that's a challenge
AI attendance targets yet to reach many schools
Findings are further proof that the government rollout of AI-generated attendance targets for individual schools has been 'botched', says leaders' union
School trips give pupils ‘strongest sense of belonging’
Students feel most connected to school when they take part in activities outside the classroom, such as sports days and school trips, suggests University of Oxford research
DfE promises ‘crackdown’ on spiralling private special school fees
National standards and price bands to be introduced for independent special schools as part of government SEND reforms
SEND crisis ‘harder to fix’ with schools outside strong MATs
Government inclusion adviser Tom Rees speaks to 91¶¶Òõ ahead of the publication of the schools White Paper and SEND reform plans
SEND transport bill could hit £3.4bn by 2030, councils warn
Local authorities could be transporting 100,000 more pupils with SEND to school by the end of the decade unless there is significant reform, say councils
New Scottish law ‘strengthens pupils’ rights’ over religious observance
Legislation is designed to give children a stronger voice in decisions around their participation in religious education and observance in schools
EPI think tank appoints new chief executive
Julie McCulloch, currently senior director of strategy at ASCL, replaces Natalie Perera, who stepped down at the end of January
School absence up 50% in latest flu season, analysis finds
Surge in pupil sick days prompts health experts to call for the government to roll out flu vaccination to all schools before October break
Suella Braverman appointed Reform UK education spokesperson
Former Tory minister, who was twice sacked as home secretary under Conservative governments, claims schools are facing 'a quiet crisis'
Nord Anglia partners with Dubai property giant for school expansion
The partnership between Nord Anglia Education and Dubai Holding is expected to result in new schools opening across the emirate, with the first planned for Dubai Production City
Lack of diversity among curriculum drafters ‘deeply concerning’
Open letter with nearly 100 signatories calls for a 'more diverse range' of drafters to write the new national curriculum, warning there is a risk of 'narrow' content
DfE commits £26m to recruit more educational psychologists
Funding for hundreds more educational psychologists announced amid concerns that specialists are spending too much time on admin rather than supporting children
Schools face wait for ‘urgently needed’ medical guidance
Minister says new guidance on supporting pupils with medical conditions won't be published until the spring after MPs warn of young people being left 'exposed'
Schools told to put report QR codes on their Ofsted banners
Ofsted says schools including the new QR codes in their promotional materials will provide 'transparency' and help to put inspection ratings into context
Revealed: What CEOs are paid at the biggest MATs
91¶¶Òõ' annual review of the salaries of chief executives at the largest multi-academy trusts reveals that a quarter of them had a bigger percentage pay rise than teachers
Social transition requests should be treated with ‘caution’, DfE says
The government will embed gender guidance for schools within Keeping Children Safe in Education, including guidelines to ensure that single-sex spaces are protected
A-level disadvantage gap narrows slightly
DfE's 16-18 performance data shows how the attainment gap between disadvantaged students and their peers has changed in recent years, as well as other key trends