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
6th Oct 2023
DfE drawing up country-wide MAT growth plans
The DfE is looking at producing subregional plans for areas such as London, setting out how it expects trusts to grow, a regional director has revealed
Fears catch-up progress will be lost as schools face costs struggle
Some schools are questioning the point of getting tutoring 鈥榰p and running鈥� when funds are set to disappear next year
Barran: Each school should get a DfE attendance 鈥榙eep dive鈥�
The academies minister said a 鈥榤ore detailed diagnostic on the root causes of non-attendance鈥� is needed
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Thursday
5th Oct 2023
MATs worried about financial stability
Less than half of multi-academy trusts are confident about their long-term finances, research shows
Concern for 7,000 pupils on FSM at RAAC-hit schools
Trust leader 鈥榬eally worried鈥� about impact of disruption on disadvantaged students, as union boss calls for special considerations for those taking exams
Monday
2nd Oct 2023
DfE looking at how AI can tackle inequality in education
Academies minister says the government wants to avoid schools being 鈥榖urned鈥� by edtech promises that are not delivered on
Keegan mobile ban 鈥榰nnecessary鈥� and 鈥榙esperate鈥�, say unions
Gillian Keegan is the latest education secretary to announce a ban on mobile phones in schools after the decision was previously left to headteachers
Friday
29th Sep 2023
Weekly round-up: KCSIE, SEND and the attendance crisis
This week鈥檚 essential education news and analysis includes why KCSIE is letting pupils and teachers down, MPs calling for a 鈥榤ajor鈥� mental health plan to tackle the attendance crisis, plus schools see a rise in Covid absences
EBacc plan could break DfE workload pledge
Heads鈥� leaders fear the government could be giving schools less than a full year鈥檚 notice on planned changes to the accountability system
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糖心Vlog News podcast: The school attendance crisis
Join the 糖心Vlog News team as they discuss the scale of the school attendance problem and whether government efforts to tackle it will have an impact