DfE
The latest news and analysis on the Department for Education and the secretary of state for education, including new policy, legislation and appointments
Friday
19th Jan 2024
NEU to launch fresh strike ballot
England鈥檚 biggest teaching union will begin an indicative ballot over possible strike action on pay and school funding
Strikes: Service-level rules could break law, DfE told
Confederation of School Trusts members have hit out at government proposals over legal and workload concerns
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RAAC: School surveys ongoing, DfE admits
More complex assessment of hard-to-reach areas may still not be completed, the government says
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Wednesday
17th Jan 2024
Trusts alarmed at Keegan鈥檚 鈥榗hange of tone鈥� on academies
Confederation of School Trusts seeks 鈥榰rgent clarification鈥� over education secretary Gillian Keegan鈥檚 comments about academisation
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DfE鈥檚 new South West regional director named
Lucy Livings, deputy director of the South West鈥檚 regions group, is set to replace Hannah Woodhouse
Monday
15th Jan 2024
DfE 鈥榬einserts鈥� list of tasks teachers should not do
List aimed at cutting teacher workload includes 鈥榠nvestigating a pupil鈥檚 absence鈥� and 鈥榩roducing and collating analyses of attendance figures鈥�
The 23 tasks teachers shouldn鈥檛 do
The DfE鈥檚 Workload Reduction Taskforce has recommended a list of tasks teachers should not have to do 鈥� but it is very similar to a list created 10 years ago
DfE guidance aims to 鈥榯ackle bullying and harassment鈥� of school staff
The Department for Education is expected to publish the initial recommendations from its workload reduction 鈥榯ask force鈥� today