Exams

Exams 2022: What you need to know about plans for GCSEs and A-levels

The government has published its long-awaiting consultation on changes to GCSE and A-level exams in 2022. Many of the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

DfE and Ofqual launch exams 2022 consultation

The government has set out draft plans for GCSEs and A-level exams next year, including a choice of topics…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Downsizing trust ‘failed to balance books quickly enough’

The Department for Education has slapped strict spending controls on an academy trust accused of failing to balance its…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

Flagship National Tutoring Programme likely to miss its schools target

The government’s flagship tutoring programme is likely to miss its target of reaching 6,000 schools – revealing the scale…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Ofsted maths review ‘needs to be withdrawn’, experts warn

Academics want Ofsted to withdraw its review into teaching “high-quality” maths as they say that half the research cited…

James Carr
James Carr
News

Breakfast clubs: Schools to pay 25% of costs from next year

Schools will have to contribute 25 per cent of the costs of running breakfast clubs under the national scheme…

James Carr
James Carr


News

RSC headteacher boards rebranded as fresh elections loom

The headteacher boards which advise regional schools commissioners are set for a rebrand, as fresh elections loom for the…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

£10m maths and English catch-up scheme announced

The Department for Education has announced a £10 million maths and English catch-up scheme. The department says specialist training…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Kyle: Labour won’t ‘meddle’ with successful schools

A Labour government will not “meddle” in successful schools or launch a “revolution” in school improvement mechanisms, says the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Where is £3.1bn catch-up cash coming from, MPs ask DfE

MPs have demanded ministers provide answers regarding the £3.1 billion in catch-up funding after the government’s own sums appeared…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

It’s coming home … and they’re staying home!

A school has promised pupils a Monday lie-in so they can stay up late and watch England make history…

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Long-read: The evidence behind the government’s Covid classroom ‘gamble’

A raft of Covid protective measures look set to be removed in schools on “freedom day” later this month….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker