Friday
Early years recruitment not boosted by DfE payments
A government pilot scheme offering £1,000 payments to attract early years staff resulted in fewer applicants than expected, a review shows
Multi-year pay recommendation: all you need to know
The government has proposed that teachers get a 6.5 per cent pay award over the next three years. ÌÇÐÄVlog sets out all the key information about the DfE’s provisional offer
DfE urged to probe ‘persistent disruptive behaviour’ exclusions
Some pupils are being wrongly excluded from school because this vague ‘catch-all’ category is creating inconsistency in the system, warn PRU and AP leaders
Thursday
Wealthiest households fuel demand for delayed school starts
The affluence of the area in which a school is located is linked to the number of summer-born children who start Reception a year later, research shows
School referrals to social services hit new high
Schools made nearly 45,000 more social services referrals last year compared with a decade ago, DfE data shows
DfE: Teachers should get 6.5% pay rise over three years
The government has told the School Teachers’ Review Body how much teachers should receive up to 2029
Tuesday
Nearly half a million pupils entitled to free school transport
Almost one in 10 children with SEND who receive funded home-to-school transport travel alone by taxi, new DfE data shows
Phillipson commits to remove RAAC from schools by 2029
Government announces new timeline for removing collapse-prone concrete from schools as MPs scrutinise its progress
Monday
DfE misses key teacher pay review deadline
Teacher pay review process ‘undermined’ by the government’s late submission of evidence, warn unions
Schools ‘disincentivised’ from helping poorest children
Former DfE permanent secretary calls for major reform, warning that the school system currently fails the pupils most in need of help
