Hello and welcome back to the tes news podcast.

On today's episode Mary-Louise Clews, Callum Mason and John Roberts review the stories that have dominated the news agenda in 2022 from the schools funding crisis to the rise and fall of the Schools Bill and the ongoing battle to support education recovery from Covid.

And Dan Worth is joined by Helen Amass to discuss why staffing is the real barrier to a fully MAT-led system and the new parliamentary inquiry into early years education.

All articles discussed today are available on tes.com/magazine

•  Why ideology is not the real barrier to a fully MAT led system
• Inquiry launched into early years
•  The DfE’s original White Paper plans
• Schools Bill is axed, Keegan confirms
• Only 44% of schools used tutors in September
• DfE could ‘hit NTP target but miss the point’
• Schools to get £4.6bn extra after warning of funding crisis