City & Guild Foundation starts own probe into PeopleCert deal
City & Guilds Foundation has agreed to hold an independent inquiry into the controversial sale of its City & Guilds awarding business.
Schools deterioration and £800m maintenance backlog in Northern Ireland 'could lead to closures'
The Education Authority (EA) has warned a lack of funding for school repairs could lead to more classrooms being closed on safety grounds.
DfE Update 17 June 2026
Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.
How much cash can schools really save from DfE buying scheme?
The Maximising Value for Pupils programme claims it can help schools save thousands by reducing their bills, but leaders warn the benefits are ‘marginal’.
Falling primary rolls will ‘narrow curriculum’, Lords warned
The government must financially support schools and councils to manage demographic upheaval, hears inquiry into the falling number of pupils in primary schools.
Treasury could claw back savings from reduced teacher pension contributions
The Treasury could claw back any savings made by schools from an anticipated fall in employer contributions to teachers’ pensions, Schools Week understands.
Ringfencing post-16 SEND funding not ‘right approach’, says DfE
Ringfencing funding dedicated to college learners with SEND would create significant administrative burdens and risk fragmenting provision, the government has said.
Why digital maturity matters more than ever
Heidi Fraser‑Krauss, Chief Executive of Jisc argues that UK university leaders must have a clear conception of their digital maturity in order to make good decisions about future investment.
£300,000 funding for research on UK impacts of US-Iran conflict
Researchers, academics, think tanks and policy institutes can apply for rapid-response funding to examine how the 2026 conflict and disruption to vital shipping routes have impacted and will continue to affect people and businesses in the UK.
MPs question Education Secretary on SEND, early years, forced adoption
The session offers MPs an important opportunity to scrutinise the Department for Education’s approach to major issues against a backdrop of significant reform, as well as financial pressures, across the education system.
Trusts ‘left in limbo’ over delayed budget guidance
Academy trusts are being left with less time to finalise and scrutinise their budgets because key DfE documents remain unpublished, experts warn.
Scottish education minister condemns 190 more job cuts at Dundee
University says further savings needed to ‘survive’ but Màiri McAllan urges pause to ‘interrogate the evidence’.
Physics postdocs ‘losing faith in UK careers’ after STFC cuts
Only 8 per cent of early career physicists would advise others to pursue career in UK research after downturn in postdoc funding, survey finds.
Further 190 jobs to be cut at Dundee University in bid to save £20m
Dundee University has announced that a further 190 jobs will be cut as it continues to struggle with a financial crisis.
Schools’ contributions to teachers’ pensions ‘very likely’ to reduce – minister
A “considerable reduction” to the amount schools contribute to teachers’ pensions is “highly likely” following a revaluation of the scheme, a minister has revealed.
College free meals rate lifted after backlash
College students will receive the same per-learner funding for their free meals entitlement as school pupils following backlash from further education leaders.
PeopleCert pursues former City & Guilds chiefs for £3m ‘unauthorised’ bonuses
PeopleCert is seeking to recover almost £3 million in bonuses paid to former City & Guilds chief executive Kirstie Donnelly and finance chief Abid Ismail after an internal investigation concluded the payments were “unauthorised”.
Specialist master’s ‘main victims’ of course-cutting spree
More than 300 social sciences programmes lost in past year, figures show, as critics bemoan decisions made on enrolment numbers alone.
Welsh government says it has found £55m to boost childcare for two-year-olds
The Welsh government says it will spend an extra £55m this year to roll out childcare to more two-year-olds.
Scottish private school co-founded by Tilda Swinton to close
A private school in Moray co-founded by Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton is to close amid financial pressures, it has been announced.