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
Freddie Whittaker
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
Lucas Cumiskey
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

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Samantha Booth
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’

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Freddie Whittaker
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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
Shane Chowen
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
Freddie Whittaker
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
Freddie Whittaker
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
Freddie Whittaker
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
Freddie Whittaker
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…

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Jack Dyson