A-level results 2022

Leaked AQA chemistry A-level paper was stolen from Parcelforce van

Students who had ‘full access’ to leaked paper disqualified, but exam board confirms no impact on grade boundaries

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

DfE forms ITT ‘sufficiency group’ amid fears review will slash providers by a third

Ministers anticipate that only around 80 more providers will get through in second accreditation round

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Tutoring

Auditors assess ‘value for money’ of tutoring programme

The National Audit Office is looking into the government’s handling of education recovery

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Education funding now ‘less progressive’, warns IFS

‘Levelling-up’ under threat as demographic changes and policy decisions mean less extra funding is targeted at poorer pupils

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Tutoring

Another tutoring review delayed as Ofsted blames ‘capacity issues’

Watchdog’s probe into tutoring was supposed to be published in the summer term, but is the second study to…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Tutoring

Tutoring providers suspended from flagship catch-up scheme

Heads say sudden suspension is ‘perplexing’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth


Schools

Schools can ignore trans pupils’ gender preference, claims attorney general

But heads say claims schools can ban trans pupils from toilets or wearing uniform of their chosen gender just…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

New Schools Network launches ‘innovation fund’ to spend £650k reserves

Closing charity seeks applications from schools and trusts that aim to end educational inequality

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SATs

SATs helpline meltdown: Two-thirds hung up after long waits

‘Unacceptable debacle must be fixed for next year,’ heads’ union warns as new figure show Capita falling well short…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Oasis school where half of pupils don’t turn up rated ‘inadequate’

Trust said disengagement after pandemic and financial hardship behind absence rates amid government attendance crackdown

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

Trust blames not balancing books on lack of DfE Covid cash

An expert said standalone academies faced particular challenges, but Covid boosted rather than worsened many schools’ finances

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Exams

AQA staff to strike on A-level and GCSE results days, Unison confirms

But union claims of results disruption branded ‘scaremongering’ by schools minister

Amy Walker
Amy Walker