ASCL joins Ofsted preparation ‘cottage industry’ it once criticised Watchdog urges leaders not to ‘spend limited resources’ on preparing for inspection after union launches paid-for webinars
Inspections won’t restart next week as new Ofsted boss launches inquiry New chief inspector says inspections halted for ‘a couple of weeks’ as he takes action after headteacher death
David Johnston appointed children’s minister as Coutinho promoted He becomes the seventh minister to oversee the important SEND reforms
Ofsted admits complaints policy ‘isn’t working’ Officials told to make the process more human and less bureaucratic
Colleges with high energy bills will get discount under reduced scheme New ‘Energy Bills Discount Scheme’ will run until March 31 next year
The ‘galling’ pay-offs for DfE ministers on political merry-go-round 19 politicians earn more than £100k in severance pay in a year
School and college system minister Baroness Barran stays on The appointment seems to complete the new Department for Education ministerial line-up
Claire Coutinho appointed education minister The former investment banker joins Nick Gibb and Rob Halfon who are set to be named schools minister and skills minister, respectively
A ‘British Baccalaureate’? What you need to know New PM Rishi Sunak wants to reform post-16 education, but there are two big hurdles: time and the returning schools minister