The Department for Education has announced it will fully-fund increased pension contributions that state-funded schools and colleges will have to make in 2019/20.
The government has published new guidance that will help local authorities to negotiate what funding and land is required from housing developers for new schools and school expansions.
Steven Cross, the winner of the 2019 LACA School Chef Of The Year (SCOTY) competition, spent the day cooking at the Westbury as part of this year’s Host a School Chef programme.
The LGA has said that money raised from the soft drinks levy should go beyond the school gate and be spent on local priorities such as playgrounds, activities and afterschool clubs.
To address any concerns around teaching Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education, which is compulsory from 2020, the DfE has released a FAQ sheet.
Education Secretary Damian Hinds and Academies Minister Lord Agnew celebrated the fact that 50 per cent of pupils in England are now studying in academies and free schools
The Department for Education has launched a new recruitment site called 'Teaching Vacancies' where schools can advertise full, part-time and job-share roles.