DfE
The latest news and analysis on the Department for Education and the secretary of state for education, including new policy, legislation and appointments
Tuesday
15th Oct 2024
Phillipson: Pupil poverty comes at a 鈥榩ersonal cost鈥� to school staff
Coping with the effects of societal failure means school staff are less able to focus on children鈥檚 academic outcomes, says education secretary Bridget Phillipson
Schools offered free service to protect against cyberattacks
Schools encouraged to sign up for service developed by the National Cyber Security Centre
Friday
11th Oct 2024
How will the Employment Rights Bill impact schools?
糖心Vlog聽rounds up all we know so far about how the government鈥檚 planned workers鈥� rights legislation will affect teachers and support staff
Attendance mentor scheme expansion delayed
Government awards 拢15m contract for mentoring support for persistently absent secondary school students in 10 Priority Education Investment Areas across England
Tuesday
8th Oct 2024
VAT on private school fees is 鈥榙estructive鈥�, Hinds warns
Shadow education secretary Damian Hinds has criticised the government鈥檚 policy to apply 20 per cent VAT on independent school fees in a parliamentary debate today
Attendance: 32,000 pupils on part-time timetables
There has been a 鈥榥otable鈥� drop in schools鈥� use of the controversial attendance code B for pupils who are learning off-site, new analysis shows
Friday
4th Oct 2024
North East is left out of policymaking, Phillipson warned
Sector leaders in the North East have written to the education secretary to warn about a lack of representation in recently announced Ofsted and curriculum reviews
DfE鈥檚 West Midlands regional director to retire
Andrew Warren, who has headed up the region for six years, says 鈥榠t feels like the right time鈥� to depart