The Latest Breaking News from DfE

Students and teachers at dozens of schools in England will need to be moved off site – with schools told to foot bill for alternative spaces

A week before start of term, DfE says buildings should be taken out of use regardless of assessed risk

Officials urgently ask school leaders to draw up contingency plans to handle problems caused by crumbling concrete

A memorandum of understanding published in 2016 required the NHS to hand over non-clinical records

Disruption as buildings shut due to safety fears while others under construction have had to be demolished

The prestigious private school will contribute about £1 million a year per college on top of current funding levels.

Government looking to reverse trend of declining childminder numbers

The UK Government is looking to reverse the trend of declining childminder numbers as it prepares to offer more free childcare.

Shadow skills minister Toby Perkins said the dropout rate was ‘incredibly concerning for the future of the health service’.

Teachers in England have voted to end strike action and accept the government’s offer of a 6.5% pay rise, which is partly supported by new government funding. More than 80% of teachers who voted in three unions and 77% in the other accepted the pay deal.

Plans to expand the number of subsidised childcare places for working parents in England ‘should not come at the expense of quality’, report says.