Recruitment and retention Government lacks ‘coherent plan’ to boost teacher recruitment MPs also tell ministers to assess how effective pay rises are at retaining staff amid concerns over 6,500 teacher… Jack Dyson 3mo Jack Dyson 3mo News DfE releases 150-page writing framework, but will change it soon ‘First-of-its-kind’ writing framework encourages handwriting, speaking aloud and reception focus – but new version needed when curriculum review lands Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo News Exams and overburdening ‘dilemmas’: Francis reveals curriculum review progress MPs grilled the review chair on GCSEs, languages, PE and timescales for reform Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo News Key stage 2 SATs 2025: 62% meet expected standard as results inch up But attainment still hasn’t climbed back to pre-pandemic levels after 2022 drop Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo SATs Scaled scores for 2025 key stage 2 SATs announced Department for Education publishes marks pupils need to meet the ‘expected’ standard Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo The early years ‘Best start in life’ strategy: Primaries to get ‘intensive’ RISE reception support New plan to boost school-readiness also includes more early years training for heads and reception teachers Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo Admissions Enforcement ‘first’, legal threats and place ‘caps’: Councils reveal admission woes Watchdog report shows widespread clashes between councils and academy trusts as Labour plans school admission reforms Jack Dyson 3mo Jack Dyson 3mo School buildings Exclusive DfE officials ‘concerned’ over school building impact of Grenfell bans Warning government action against firms could hit ‘every’ school project, amid ‘concerning’ DfE emails Jack Dyson 3mo Jack Dyson 3mo News Phillipson launches summer reading drive to boost school-readiness Call for parents to read with their children more comes ahead of ‘best start in life’ strategy launch Ruth Lucas 3mo Ruth Lucas 3mo Exams Exclusive Ofqual scrutinising Edexcel’s A-level maths replacement paper Pupils complain that replacement paper missed swathes of content they had expected it to cover Freddie Whittaker 3mo Freddie Whittaker 3mo News Government inclusion panel extended until April Government’s expert panel on SEND inclusion extended until April 2026 Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Ofsted Exclusive Just 0.07% of schools now fail safeguarding Number failing to meet requirements has decreased markedly in recent years Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3mo Newer 1 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1,001 Older
