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The review into Oak National Academy was originally expected to conclude by September 2024, but is now expected in 'early 2025'

Government also announces a £75 million expansion fund for extra early education places and staff

Increasing specialist provision in mainstream schools will be costly and require 'massive change', warns Institute of Fiscal Studies

Catherine McKinnell tells MPs that work is under way to recalculate teachers' pensions, as delays prompt a law firm to investigate a potential group claim.

GTCS research over a 19-month period looks at why thousands of teachers did not renew their registration

ÌÇÐÄVlog examines the outlook for the academies sector in the West Midlands, as part of our MAT Tracker series delving into regional movements and trends

Findings suggest many qualified teachers are working as TAs, but the notion they'll get an 'easy ride' is 'well wide of the mark', warns union leader

Headteachers of special schools in Kent have asked lawyers to assess the case for a judicial review against council plans to change SEND provision at a group of schools

DfE capital advisers found that smaller trusts and SATs, in particular, often did not have the funds to employ dedicated estates specialists

Nicole McCartney will take over at the 17-school trust in 2025-26, with Marc Jordan stepping down after 15 years in charge

Prime minister shares concern that some Reception pupils are 'struggling to speak', while headteachers say focus on early years is 'one of the nearest things to a silver bullet'

Sir Martyn Oliver says Ofsted's plans for new inspections have not yet been tested because it is about to launch a 'genuine consultation' rather than presenting a solution

The government saw an increase in entrants to secondary ITT, but still missed its target by 38 per cent

While the disadvantage gap index has slightly narrowed, the gap for achieving grade 5 in English, maths and Attainment 8 has widened

Sir Martyn Oliver's first annual report highlights high absence, SEND pressures and pupils receiving an unorthodox education as major challenges

Education secretary describes review as a ‘rigorous report’, saying she has full confidence in it – and the SQA

NAHT has warned that many schools will be left having to subsidise free school meals from under-pressure budgets

More teachers will become additional support needs specialists, says finance secretary in her Budget statement – but opponents warn of a ‘huge cut’ to school funding

Exam board says it now expects to offer digital exams 'within the next few years' as international schools' use of digital papers for GCSE and A level soars

Government also announces it will not enter into new Safety Valve deals with councils facing deficits on SEND spending

Results from the first cycle of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study since the pandemic reflects England's schools' commitment to recovery, says DfE

The government should expand its plan for a not-in-school register to ensure that vulnerable children don't 'fall through the cracks', says EPI report

Pay rise needed to achieve teacher recruitment target would cost government an extra £4.9bn by 2028, research warns

Headteacher questions fairness of Progress 8 scores but warns that two years of measuring schools 'through the lens of attainment' would be 'even more unfair'