News Schools, pupils and their characteristics 2021: 5 things we learned The secondary and special school populations continue to grow in England, the latest data shows, with a slight decrease… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Primary school applications drop 5 per cent in pandemic Primary school applications fell by 5.1 per cent this year, which the government said could be in part due… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News More than 1 in 5 pupils on free school meals after Covid surge More than one in five pupils are now eligible for free school meals (FSM) following a steep rise during… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News DfE to unveil vision for schools, and 4 other things we learned from Gavin Williamson at the Festival of Education Gavin Williamson has pledged to set out a “broader vision” for the school system later this year. The education… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News Speed read: ‘Academy trust handbook’ 2021 published as DfE rebrands key guide The DfE has rebranded the academies financial handbook as the academy trust handbook, with ministers dubbing the latest edition… Tom Belger 5y Tom Belger 5y News Ex-Ofqual chair: ‘Gross miscalculation’ caused 2020 exams fiasco Last year’s exams fiasco resulted from a “gross miscalculation about what was a reasonable and acceptable way to treat… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Williamson announces autumn 2021 phonics screening check An autumn phonics screening check will take place again this year, the education secretary has announced. Gavin Williamson told… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y Ofsted, SEND Ofsted plans expansion of area SEND inspections to include all pupils in AP Ofsted plans to “broaden the scope” of its area SEND inspections to look at support for all pupils in… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y News What teachers said in response to Pearson’s survey on the future of exams Eight of out ten teachers believe high stakes exams should be taken throughout the year, and most want more… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y News Education secretary to open Festival of Education 2021: how to watch Education secretary Gavin Williamson will open the Festival of Education today, kickstarting the two-week long virtual event. The festival… John Dickens 5y John Dickens 5y News Consider holding proms outdoors, DfE tells schools after ‘Freedom Day’ delay The Department for Education has told schools sports day events can still go ahead – but open days and… James Carr 5y James Carr 5y Ofsted Spielman: Don’t ‘chop out’ safeguarding from Ofsted, give us cash to inspect it properly Chief inspector Amanda Spielman has rejected calls to “chop out” safeguarding from Ofsted’s remit, and said the watchdog could… Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y Newer 1 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 1,015 Older
