Industrial action ballots have jumped by nearly two-thirds since 2023, the union’s latest accounts show, as redundancy disputes rise.

Landmark qualification to be made available in schools years after its initial target start date, with content to be decided after a 12-week consultation.

The latest official data shows a 24 per cent increase in the number of pupils with an education, health and care plan in the past two years.

Tes analysis shows entries are down 41 per cent since 2013, with the government accused of showing ‘none of the action required’ to help music flourish.

Ministers have begun their search for a “strategic” leader of a new team set up to test key policies from the schools white paper.

Markers of year 6 SATs have been given more time to finish processing papers and a pay bonus, after facing weeks of technical glitches on a new Pearson-run system.