News Starmer wants 75% of children ‘school-ready’ by 2028 Target of three in four reception pupils at a ‘good’ level of development is one of six key ‘milestones’ Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo Ofsted Ofsted boss ‘worried’ by rise of ‘flexi-schooling’ Sir Martyn Oliver says the inspectorate ‘doesn’t have a proper handle on it’ and has flagged concern with government Lucas Cumiskey 5mo Lucas Cumiskey 5mo Recruitment and retention Primary teacher recruitment target missed by biggest gap on record Secondary recruitment targets also missed by nearly 40 per cent – but it’s an improvement on last year Samantha Booth 5mo Samantha Booth 5mo News Ofsted: ‘Significant numbers of children opted out of orthodox education’ Watchdog also warns using education, health and care plans ‘too widely’ stretches resources ‘too thinly’ Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo Sponsored post Sponsored Text-based programming tools for young learners The Raspberry Pi Foundation’s Code Editor helps make learning text-based programming simple for children aged 9 and up. Learn… SWAdvertorial 5mo Raspberry Pi 5mo Sponsored post Sponsored IncludEd 2025 is coming…5 whole school inclusion insights you need We’ve all been there. You’ve cleared a whole day and then trekked for hours to be at an education… SWAdvertorial 5mo IncludEd Conference 5mo News MPs plead for BTECs reprieve ahead of crunch review Parliament’s education select committee has stepped in days before level 3 review is expected to be published Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo Free school meals Universal infant free school meals funding rises by 5p But funding still lags far behind the actual cost of providing meals in schools Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo News £740m earmarked to create SEND places in mainstream DfE also announces it won’t enter into any more safety valve agreements with struggling councils Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo TIMSS TIMSS 2023: Maths holds steady while science improves Study says the findings ‘go against predictions around the continuing negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic’ Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo Schools Far more children ‘missing’ from school than DfE estimates, says EPI Study suggests 300,000 children are now missing from education – more than double official estimates Freddie Whittaker 5mo Freddie Whittaker 5mo Recruitment and retention Wage rises needed to attract 6,500 teachers would cost £7bn Government would need to hike salaries by 10% for the next three years if relying on wage boosts alone… Jack Dyson 5mo Jack Dyson 5mo Newer 1 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 969 Older