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The call from NEU’s Daniel Kebede follows England manager Thomas Tuchel, who told parents to ‘write an excuse for school and let children watch’ the World Cup match

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

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

With research revealing the impact that a one-grade difference in A-level results can have on a student’s future earnings, is a reliability in grading of ‘one grade either way’ really acceptable, asks Dennis Sherwood

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

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

A member of the inquiry into white working-class pupils’ outcomes says successive governments’ efforts to drive up standards have overlooked a phase of education where students often become disengaged

MP Dave Robertson says high-profile issues at several multi-academy trusts should spur the DfE to introduce strong oversight processes