News

School funding will remain below 2009 levels despite government’s spending boost

School spending will still be lower per pupil by 2023 than more than a decade ago under the last…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Covid

Teachers not at increased risk of severe Covid, study finds

Teachers and their households were not at an increased risk of experiencing severe Covid or being hospitalised from the…

James Carr
James Carr
Ofsted

Ofsted orders action plan from council over SEND pupils’ ‘spiral of decline’

SEND pupils have fallen into a “spiral of decline” and are being excluded too often because a region’s authorities…

James Carr
James Carr
Exams

2022 exams: Labour wants ‘standardised’ teacher grades as plan B

Labour has called for a “standardised” version of teacher-assessed grades as a plan B in case Covid forces another…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

DfE admits it has never used remote education legal powers

The government has been accused of ‘political posturing’ after admitting it has never used emergency powers to force schools…

James Carr
James Carr
News

Youngest pupils need ‘most support’, and 3 other things we learned from primary test analysis

Younger primary school pupils will need the “most support” to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers have said, after…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Covid

Schools face ‘knife edge’ as scientists warn of ‘exponential’ Covid surge

A warning by government scientific advisers that schools will likely see “exponential” increases in Covid when they reopen has…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

School attendance data to be published fortnightly from September

The government will only publish school attendance data every two weeks from September, it has emerged. It comes as…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

New £75 ‘connectivity support grants’: What you need to know

Schools will be able to claim back money to help disadvantaged pupils absent due to Covid get online in…

James Carr
James Carr
News

DfE reintroduces remote learning legal duty for 2021-22 academic year

The government has reissued its remote education direction which places a legal duty upon schools to provide learning for…

James Carr
James Carr
News

Planned changes to teacher misconduct guidance: What you need to know

Stalking, upskirting, revenge porn and controlling or coercive behaviour are to be added to a list of offences for…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Reduce teachers’ timetabled hours in most disadvantaged schools, says Teach First

The government should fund a £30 million-a-year pilot to reduce teachers’ timetabled hours in some of the most disadvantaged…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker