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The DfE’s language hubs are aimed at helping to improve take-up of Spanish, French and German

The latest key stage 2 Sats data shows how the pandemic has widened the disadvantage gap – and the need for urgent government action

The Commons Education Select Committee heard concerns from subject experts today in its ongoing inquiry into teacher recruitment and retention

Survey highlights the difficulties faced by schools in spotting the collapse-prone concrete, as DfE admits it has doubts over some school checks

Read the next Ofsted chief inspector’s supporting statement, which sets out his aims and ambitions for the role

The Into Headship qualification is mandatory for Scottish headteachers but in primary, new figures show that not enough staff hold the qualification to fill vacancies

One MAT executive told ����Vlog it’s “patching and mending [schools] constantly” as its repairs bill is forecast to cost double its capital funding

Small schools with fewer than 100 pupils are least likely to be in a trust – but are they the very schools most in need of academy support? Dan Worth investigates

This week’s essential education news includes insight into Sir Martyn Oliver’s plans as head of Ofsted and all the latest on the closure of school buildings because of the concrete risk

The scale of the crisis facing schools shows that the government must engage the sector with a cooler head than it has shown so far, says the chief executive of the CST

Labour pushed for documents to be published showing how much the prime minister knew about the risks presented by RAAC when chancellor

One school rejected for the School Rebuilding Programme last year had to delay the start of term because of RAAC concrete issues