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Schools told not to teach pupils any form of sex education until Year 5 and prevented from teaching the ‘concept of gender identity’ to all students

DfE guidance includes additions on pay gap reporting and music development plans, and removes mention of the pandemic’s impact on assessments

Scheme currently covers less than two-fifths of primary pupils, figures reveal

School system minister Baroness Barran sets out how attendance can be improved among pupils missing between 5 and 15 per cent of lessons

To ensure the ‘resilience’ of future free schools, multi-academy trusts will be more likely to be successful in the competitive process, new guidance states

Leaders respond to schools minister’s refusal, in his recent interview with ÌÇÐÄVlog, to guarantee long-awaited update before general election

A coalition of 14 organisations, including the NEU, has called for politicians to address the ‘deep, multi-faceted and worsening’ crisis

‘Deeply worrying’ details are set out in comprehensive analysis of Safety Valve documents shared with ÌÇÐÄVlog

Speaking exclusively to ÌÇÐÄVlog as the DfE launches a toolkit to help schools spot pupil absence trends, schools minister says the sector is still facing an ‘attendance problem’

Minister highlights concern about reports of ‘outstanding’-rated schools not having any pupils with an education, health and care plan

Findings might mean inspectors are not able to ‘stomach’ giving the lowest grade twice in a row, say researchers

DfE also names the academy trusts chosen to run seven special schools already in the pipeline