News

DfE launches cyber security scorecard for schools

Schools will be able to access a new cyber security tool for free from tomorrow which measures the robustness…

James Carr
James Carr
Cabinet reshuffle

Confirmed: Williamson sacked as education secretary in reshuffle

Minister confirms his departure from the DfE after over two years

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

Covid vaccines for children: what schools need to know

The government has published guidance today on how the vaccine roll-out in schools for 12- to 15-year-olds will work….

John Dickens
John Dickens
Covid, Ofsted

Schools ‘prioritised’ food parcels over remote learning, and 4 other things we learned from Ofsted

Schools’ focus on making food parcels and visiting disadvantaged pupils in the first lockdown may have affected their “capacity”…

James Carr
James Carr
Covid

Government to scrap power to force school closures

Ministers publish Covid autumn and winter plan

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted to visit more MATs when evaluations restart

Watchdog says smaller and specialist trusts will now face visits

John Dickens
John Dickens


Education Reform

Speed read: ASCL’s blueprint to tackle education’s ‘entrenched injustice’

The school leaders’ union wants wide-ranging reforms, warning studies suggest rich-poor attainment gap ‘may never close’.

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Exams

Drop in A-levels diversity, and 4 more EPI findings

Key findings from the Education Policy Institute’s report into A-level subject choice. 

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Covid

£20m fine and 3 years in prison: how pressure groups are threatening schools over Covid jabs

Calls for guidance as pressure heaped on schools ahead of vaccine rollout

James Carr
James Carr
Sponsored post

Understanding Assessment: empowering teachers with a new course

Only one third of teachers feel ‘very confident’ conducting assessment as part of their day-to-day teaching, and under half…

Bridget Stockdale
Bridget Stockdale
Sponsored post

A breath of fresh air, a taste of adventure and the chance to win a free school trip!

A Kingswood trip offers a sense of adventure and a taste of independence; benefits which last way beyond a…

Bridget Stockdale
Bridget Stockdale
Covid

Long read: Schools let down by government’s hot air on ventilation

Has England been left flapping in the wind as other countries race ahead with ventilation policies for schools? Schools…

James Carr
James Carr