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School referrals to Prevent hit a ‘dead end’, warns commissioner

Dame Rachel de Souza calls for a change in the law after data shows most school referrals to the anti-terrorism programme bounce back with no action taken

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Academy trust reserves to plummet in next two years

Trusts face a 'bleak outlook' with their budgets despite a strong financial performance last year, Kreston report warns

Lords vote to curb new powers over academy admissions

Peers back an amendment to the government's schools bill, despite Labour warnings that the change would leave schools victim to 'ridiculous market forces'

School phone ban backed by Lords in government defeat

The House of Lords votes in favour of a statutory ban on phones in schools, despite the government strengthening its guidance on this issue last month

DfE ‘particularly keen’ to recruit male teachers

Education minister Olivia Bailey tells MPs that the department wants to see more men 'teaching, guiding and leading' in schools

Reading for pleasure needs a ‘higher profile’ at school, MPs told

Education experts giving evidence to an MPs' inquiry into the decline in children reading for pleasure make four recommendations to address the problem

Fears over head and Sendco workload in new Ofsted inspections

Some senior leaders who have experienced the new report-card inspections have described them as 'brutal', ASCL tells schools' conference

Minister does not commit to transport for school breakfast clubs

In response to fears about pupils being denied access to free school breakfast clubs, early education minister Olivia Bailey would not be drawn on the likelihood of a policy change

Qualifications Scotland takes over from SQA on ‘momentous’ day

Scotland's new national qualifications body promises a bigger role for teachers and school leaders and will review 'all the qualifications we have in our portfolio'

McVittie appointed to lead review into Cabot Learning Federation

Multi-academy trust is the subject of a review following controversy over a decision to postpone a school visit by a Jewish MP

Specialist bases to move mainstream schools ‘beyond comfort zone’

DfE director general Dr Tim Coulson expresses hope that the ambitious schools White Paper is 'weeks away'

Lack of home reading prompts school concerns over language skills

A quarter of parents avoid reading to their children because they lack belief in their own ability, finds Parentkind poll, as schools contend with 'weaker language foundations'

White disadvantaged girls see sharpest drop at GCSE

Leaders call for the government to set out targeted action amid fears that girls are being overlooked in the drive to improve white working-class pupils' outcomes

Feeling ‘in control’ helps students make stronger reading progress

Researchers find a notable decline in students' sense of control over their academic outcomes as they progress through key stage 3

£2m donation boosts Lift Schools’ surplus

Lift Schools, the fifth biggest multi-academy trust in England, says it is increasingly looking at income beyond government funding to support its schools

More parents break term-time holiday rules despite higher fines

Union leaders have warned that the penalty notice system is 'clearly not working' following latest data

Rewarding good behaviour key to success, hubs evaluation finds

The DfE's behaviour hubs programme saw schools shifting towards restorative rather than zero-tolerance behaviour management policies, says final evaluation report

Internal suspension rules ‘must not undermine’ schools

The schools White Paper will introduce measures that keep more suspended pupils in school under supervision, instead of sending them home, says DfE

Primary MAT’s finances improve despite school-level deficits

Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust's latest accounts reveal 10 schools with a combined deficit of £775,000

Trust’s merger masks £1m deficit

The Harbour Schools Partnership publishes its first accounts since it was formed in April 2025 from the merger of Ventrus Multi Academy Trust and Tarka Learning Partnership

Regional attendance and behaviour advisers revealed

Remaining lead hub schools are also confirmed by the DfE, bringing the total to 93, as one of the national attendance and behaviour ambassadors speaks exclusively to ÌÇÐÄVlog

Ofsted admits to ‘generic wording’ in new report cards

Concerns emerge after 12 out of 103 new inspection report cards show duplicated language, despite different inspectors visiting the schools in question

‘No evidence’ of political bias at Bristol school, Ofsted says

Bristol Brunel Academy was inspected after the postponement of a visit by a Jewish MP raised concerns about political pressure

Are these the 5 election priorities for Scottish teachers?

We look at the ambition and significance of the EIS teaching union's manifesto for the upcoming Scottish Parliament election

1 in 3 teachers reports WhatsApp pastoral incidents

Exclusive polling revealing the impact of social media in schools comes as the government is considering a ban for under-16s