Politics, SEND

David Johnston appointed children’s minister as Coutinho promoted

He becomes the seventh minister to oversee the important SEND reforms

John Dickens
John Dickens
RAAC

RAAC: Schools told to prepare pupil evacuation plans

Leaked documents show DfE staff are calling schools to ensure plans are in place to take RAAC buildings out…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Grammar Schools

Ministers intervene to delay grammar schools expansion plan

Council says changes will pave way to admit more pupils into its selective schools

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

DfE moves ahead with e-register plan amid attendance crackdown

Electronic register mandate gives education secretary direct access to live absence rates

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Ofsted youth violence inspections: what schools need to know

New joint targeted area inspections will look at how schools and other agencies are preventing violence

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

OCR admits controversial GCSE computer science paper was ‘more difficult’

But top results remained higher than pre-Covid levels after grade boundaries were lowered

Amy Walker
Amy Walker


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A new approach to first aid: How St John Ambulance street first aid programme ‘Young Responders’ is impacting communities

Eligible schools are being encouraged to sign up for the free Young Responder workshops which are ideal for PSHE…

Shane Mann
St John Ambulance
Grammar Schools

‘No evidence’ selective school systems boost outcomes

‘Small’ positive boost to grammar school pupils ‘wiped out’ by lesser progress of those who don’t get in, academic…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
GCSE results 2023

Applicaa investigates enrolment system results day ‘crash’

Provider of sixth form admissions platform apologises for disruption on GCSE results day

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
GCSE results 2023

GCSE results 2023: Grading ‘did not disadvantage any student’ – Saxton

This year’s approach ‘protected’ students ‘up and down the country’, says Ofqual chief

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

DfE to investigate contractor after three schools close new buildings

Pupils will start the new academic year in temporary classrooms and at different schools amid safety fears

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
GCSE results 2023

GCSE results 2023: Which subjects saw the biggest drop in top grades?

Top grades in some GCSE subjects have fallen below pre-Covid levels, despite an overall near return to 2019 benchmarks

Amy Walker
Amy Walker