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The DfE has told schools they will need to find the first 1 per cent of next year's teacher pay rise – but this money will be on top of the 'financial headroom' the government claims exists in schools' budgets

Exam board apologises for ‘technical issues’ as government considers cancelling Pearson contract

Pearson Edexcel accepted that during last year's exam series, its questions were 'unreasonably similar' to 2022 A-level maths exams after it repurposed previous contingency papers

Multi-academy trusts will need government approval before advertising chief executive salaries above £174,000, under plans announced today

Officials question schools that closed early last week because of the heat, telling them it is important for as many pupils as possible to attend

The government also announces curbs on the salaries of multi-academy trust executives

The spending on influencer marketing at a time when schools are struggling for cash suggests the government is operating in an 'alternate reality', says heads' leader

The prime minister, saying that the UK has to be prepared for war, sets out his Defence Investment Plan, which will divert funding from the capital budget for schools

Plans for British curriculum schools in Abu Dhabi and Dubai are a clear vote of confidence in the international sector in the Middle East despite the disruption caused by war

School leaders demand explanation for the decision to carry out inspections last week as schools dealt with overheated staff and pupils 'vomiting left, right and centre'

England's education system is 'not set up to serve white working-class children and families', independent inquiry warns

Schools will be pushed into unsuitable contracts after DfE encourages them to sign up to its Maximising Value for Pupils programme, say energy experts

The DfE has now set out how it wants SEND inclusion bases to be run in a reformed mainstream school system. But 91¶¶Òõ' SEND and inclusion editor, John Roberts, says the guidance doesn't allay leaders' concerns about what comes next

School funding shortfalls, along with mounting workload and accountability, have increased demand for support, the union's annual accounts state

A quarter of schools closed early this week as the UK had its hottest June day on record – with leaders calling for urgent action to cool classrooms

Guidance reveals detailed plans for support and specialist inclusion bases in schools – but heads' leaders fear the funding falls short

Education secretary accuses Conservative leader of 'comparing me to a Gestapo officer' after heated clash in the Commons

Lords' inquiry into falling pupil numbers also hears warnings about mixed-age classes, as well as a proposal that teachers could be retrained to work across different phases

Ofsted's latest data reveals a disparity in outcomes between primary and secondary schools in the combined inspection area of attendance and behaviour

DfE urged to assess the impact of falling numbers on disadvantaged pupils and increase funding for affected schools

The education select committee questions the Ofsted chief about the impact of inspections on school leaders' wellbeing and about controversy over the watchdog's grade for achievement

The acquisition of Pagkrition School in Crete follows the recent addition of a private school in Rhodes to the group, and the launch of a British primary in Thessaloniki

Scores of schools across England announce they will close or finish early over the next few days as record-breaking temperatures predicted

Unions warn timing of pay announcement has already been 'knocked off course' by political events, leaving teachers facing uncertainty and schools unable to budget