Universities too reliant on cuts to balance the books – Blunkett
Former education secretary says mergers the solution for institutions in financial crisis as he calls for more ‘ambition’ in higher education.
The purpose of student survey feedback should be student success
For student survey feedback to create the most value it needs to be treated as a system.
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Revealed: the widening gender gap in MAT CEO pay
There has been a sharp rise in the salary gap between male and female leaders of the 100 biggest academy trusts, Tes analysis reveals.
Eastern trusts plan 42-school merged MAT
The Inspiring Futures through Learning trust and Chiltern Learning Trust hope to merge next year if their plan gets DfE approval.
NEU strike fund falls as teacher pay decision looms
Industrial action ballots have jumped by nearly two-thirds since 2023, the union’s latest accounts show, as redundancy disputes rise.
Natural history GCSE finally gets go-ahead
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.
Number of pupils with EHCPs rises above half a million
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.
A-level music ‘could disappear’ after entries sink to record low
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.
Wanted: £70k leader for DfE’s new policy testing team
Ministers have begun their search for a “strategic” leader of a new team set up to test key policies from the schools white paper.
SATs markers given more time and money due to online glitches
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.
Minister suggests Ofsted could inspect new school food standards
New school food standards “will have to be monitored” by Ofsted, a health minister has suggested.
More cuts coming as energy bills soar, leaders warn
School leaders are warning of more cuts if ministers do not provide urgent help to cover surging energy bills caused by Donald Trump’s war with Iran.
DfE refuses to explain Gould’s 7,500 SEND experts claim
The government has refused to reveal how it calculated its need for 7,500 specialist SEND staff for its flagship £1.8 billion “experts at hand” service.
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Weekly guide to who's new and who's leaving.
Smacking children could increase risk of bullying others as teens, research warns
Children who are victims of hitting as punishment in early childhood are more likely to bully others, including siblings, as teenagers, research finds.
‘Significant’ amount of data stolen in Nottingham cyberattack
Hundreds of thousands of email addresses understood to be affected in hack claimed by notorious ShinyHunters group.
Smith: OfS ‘shouldn’t back off’ from free speech issues
Skills minister says regulator could have handled Sussex investigation better but ‘lessons have been identified’.
Bloomsbury Institute suspended from recruiting overseas students
Private provider temporarily blocked from international recruitment amid UKVI probe as seven universities face visa action plans.
Meningitis B vaccine offered to all freshers after Kent outbreak
Under-25s across the UK to be offered two-dose vaccination from July onwards.