Exams

7 policies from Pearson to make exams fit for the future

Exam board advocates changes to performance measures and a rethink of the English and maths resit policy following major…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Single-school head becomes second boss to break £300k salary barrier

‘I believe in leaders being paid well, but there has to be moderation’

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Tutoring

Long read: How the flagship tutoring programme is slowly sinking

Ministers face crunch decisions on the National Tutoring Programme’s legacy

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Downgraded school head accuses Ofsted inspectors of lacking SEND experience

Special school leader hits out after ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating

James Carr
James Carr
Ofsted

Ofsted’s guide to ‘raising the quality’ of PE

An ambitious PE curriculum ‘levels the playing field’ for all pupils

James Carr
James Carr
Covid

Covid: Ex-teacher call to arms falls flat as 1 in 3 make it to classroom

Dozens of former teachers who signed up to alleviate Covid staff pressures have pulled out

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Schools

Many DfE cost-cutters couldn’t find schools savings, survey reveals

School resource management advisers have been visiting schools since 2018

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Covid

Fears over Covid testing cut-off as pupil absences start to rise

Attendance tracker records ‘first significant increase’ since late January

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Sex, booze and drugs uncovered at private school after DfE lifts intervention

Ampleforth College branded ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted after repeated safeguarding failures uncovered

James Carr
James Carr
Schools

Government Sewell report response: 9 actions for schools

Ministers have responded to the commission on race and ethnic disparities

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE must ‘urgently’ overhaul guidance after ‘disturbing’ strip search of black schoolgirl

School staff had ‘insufficient focus’ on safeguarding, report finds

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Schools with ‘promising’ attendance initiatives sought for EEF study

New research project launched after analysis finds current evidence on how to boost attendance is ‘weak’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker