Schools

Levelling-up education cash just £50 per-pupil, analysis suggests

‘If the government is serious about tackling the attainment gap, then schools must be given the resources they require…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Jewish schools get extra cash for security

The government said it is ‘very concerned’ some schools have closed due to safety fears

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
School funding

School funding: Unions want £370m back as heads cut ‘nice-to-haves’

‘Hope has disappeared because somebody made a mistake’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and Amy Walker
News

Oliver formally confirmed as next Ofsted chief inspector

Academy boss pledges to be ’empathetic, compassionate and understanding of the challenges that those of us working in education…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Attendance

Almost 1 in 10 secondary pupils off as sickness absence rises

The proportion of pupils missing school because of illness has doubled in two weeks

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SATs

Improvement in final KS1 SATs, but still below pre-pandemic

The DfE has published results data from last year’s SATs, the last before they were made non-statutory

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Schools

Call for funding reform and reception SEND check to close disadvantage gap

‘Persistently disadvantaged’ pupils end secondary schools almost two years behind their peers

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Bridget Phillipson: Full text of Labour conference 2023 speech

Labour activists heard from the shadow education secretary at the party’s annual conference this morning. Here is what she…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Labour wants to create ‘maths equivalent to phonics’

Party will devote part of its ‘teacher training entitlement’ to upskilling non-maths specialists in primary schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Starmer rejects ‘status quo’ of ‘outdated curriculum’

Labour leader vows to ‘shatter the class ceiling at source’ in conference speech light on schools policy

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Most teaching bursaries rise, but spend still £54m below pre-pandemic levels

Bursaries up in most subjects and re-introduced in art, music and RE, but English grant cut

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker