Exams Exclusive Thousands more kids leaving school without GCSE grades ‘new norm’ Analysis shows 3.3 per cent of pupils received no grade in English in 2023, compared with 1.7 per cent… Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Schools Exclusive Reduced cash threatens ‘invaluable’ alternative provision pilot AP specialist taskforces provide mental health professionals, family workers and speech and language therapists Amy Walker 2y Amy Walker 2y Ofsted Spielman claims head’s death used ‘to try and discredit’ Ofsted Family of Ruth Perry describes chief inspector’s comments as ‘grossly insensitive’ Amy Walker 2y Amy Walker 2y Assessment Rise in pupils hitting top marks in times tables tests Attainment rises in Year 4 maths assessment – as EHCP gap widens slightly Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Exclusions Exclusion rate back to pre-pandemic norm as suspensions soar Exclusion figures for the autumn term last year have been published today John Dickens 2y John Dickens 2y Ofsted Schools improving, SEND failings and AP ‘misuse’: 9 Ofsted annual report findings Amanda Spielman has published her final report as chief inspector Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Ofsted Ofsted ‘poorly understood’ and under-funded, says Spielman Outgoing chief inspector laments ‘a wave of publicly expressed discontent about issues that Ofsted alone cannot resolve’ Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Sponsored post Sponsored Supporting you to deliver Cambridge Nationals At OCR, we understand and value the vital role that teachers play in shaping the future of their students…. SWAdvertorial 2y OCR 2y Schools Ministers mull putting solar panels on disused school land Plan would allow schools to generate their own electricity, says Baroness Barran Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Ofsted Safeguarding grade fears ‘out of proportion’, says Ofsted director Chris Russell also said Ofsted recognised schools ‘could not be everything to everyone’ post-Covid Amy Walker 2y Amy Walker 2y SEND £13m trial to test ‘innovative’ support for neurodiverse pupils 1 in 10 primaries will get five days’ worth of additional specialist help from trained staff Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Schools Still no RAAC cash as schools ‘sidelined’ in autumn statement Treasury documents also suggest a £600m underspend on education capital projects last year Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Newer 1 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 990 Older