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Many believe Andy Burnham’s flagship education policy of new ‘technical routes’ shows the right ambition. But if specialist staff and funding are in short supply, it risks harming the subjects it seeks to promote, the CEO of a leading technical education charity tells ÌÇÐÄVlog in an exclusive interview

Lords committee says the government needs to learn lessons from the funding impact of falling rolls in primary schools to avoid the same problems happening in secondary

MPs hear experts’ concerns about the volume of changes about to hit schools, as well as fears that new technical qualifications could be seen as ‘lower-status’

Settings will not get any extra money for providing more extracurricular activities as part of an enrichment ‘entitlement’, the DfE confirms

The exclusive findings come after record-high temperatures were recorded before schools broke up for the summer holidays

Schools will be inspected by Ofsted on vocational offering, but sector leaders want more details on multiple aspects of the plans

The intensive training and practice grant will only be given to training providers that tailor their content to supporting pupils with SEND and adaptive teaching

Lara Newman received £140,000 in severance after LocatED was absorbed into DfE, according to the firm’s final accounts

DfE tasks the controversial quango with supporting the development of the revised national curriculum and AI tutors

Trust leaders concerned over plans that could force schools to spend more on SEND support before applying for ‘top-up’ funds

The government’s current focus is on ‘reading proficiency over pleasure’, a report by the Commons Education Select Committee warns

The union’s decision comes after it was revealed that schools will have to fund half of next year’s teacher pay rise themselves