DfE
The latest news and analysis on the Department for Education and the secretary of state for education, including new policy, legislation and appointments
Yesterday
14th May 2024
‘Glacial’ rollout of mental health support teams ‘unacceptable’, officials told
Scheme currently covers less than two-fifths of primary pupils, figures reveal
DfE: Schools need ‘strong’ Friday curriculum offer to reduce absence
School system minister Baroness Barran sets out how attendance can be improved among pupils missing between 5 and 15 per cent of lessons
Monday
13th May 2024
DfE: special and AP free school bids by MATs have better chance of success
To ensure the ‘resilience’ of future free schools, multi-academy trusts will be more likely to be successful in the competitive process, new guidance states
Continued workforce strategy delay ‘deeply disappointing’
Leaders respond to schools minister’s refusal, in his recent interview with Tes, to guarantee long-awaited update before general election
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Friday
10th May 2024
Revealed: What Safety Valve deals ‘really mean’
‘Deeply worrying’ details are set out in comprehensive analysis of Safety Valve documents shared with Tes
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Hinds: ‘Faster progress’ needed to fix absence problem
Speaking exclusively to Tes as the DfE launches a toolkit to help schools spot pupil absence trends, schools minister says the sector is still facing an ‘attendance problem’
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Thursday
9th May 2024
DfE investigates why some schools are not inclusive
Minister highlights concern about reports of ‘outstanding’-rated schools not having any pupils with an education, health and care plan
Ofsted: Inspectors less likely to give lowest grade twice
Findings might mean inspectors are not able to ‘stomach’ giving the lowest grade twice in a row, say researchers
Revealed: Where 16 new special free schools will open
DfE also names the academy trusts chosen to run seven special schools already in the pipeline