News AI to set minimum attendance targets for all schools Schools will be issued with ‘attendance baseline improvement expectations’ from this month Ruth Lucas 1w Ruth Lucas 1w News Government school readiness target ‘risky’, say experts Experts fear an over-focus on those ‘closest to the line’ as ministers impose 75% school readiness aim Ruth Lucas 1w Ruth Lucas 1w post-16 Ministers launch investigation into rising NEETs The review will be led by former social mobility commissioner Alan Milburn Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Academies Exclusive ‘The best-kept secret in education’: Hobby on his new TKAT vocation Halfway through his tour of the trust’s 45 schools, Hobby reveals what challenges await him in his new role Jack Dyson 2w Jack Dyson 2w Funding Exclusive ‘Savings platform’ plan to help schools get better reserve returns Government thinks vision will ease school funding woes by ‘unlocking’ the sector’s ‘substantial reserves’ Jack Dyson 2w Jack Dyson 2w News Watch: Becky Francis answers reader questions in review webinar Under the CAR Bonnet: Review chair covers EBacc language concerns, progress 8 reforms, RE consensus and more Schools Week Reporter 2w Schools Week Reporter 2w Schools Appoint staff contact for uniform issues, schools told New guidance also suggests rules banning ‘visible logos’ on PE kit to reduce ‘pressure to wear designer gear’ Jack Dyson 2w Jack Dyson 2w News Can schools really afford to cut assistant heads? Ministers point to rising numbers of assistant heads in cost-cutting advice. What’s behind the rise, and is a cut… Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2w SEND Exclusive DfE plans £3m SEND research centre Ministers look to pilot an ‘education neuroscience research centre’ to help inform policymaking in key reform areas Samantha Booth 2w Samantha Booth 2w SEND Heads say SEND league tables won’t improve provision Leaders’ union warns the priority should be properly resourcing schools to deliver SEND provision Samantha Booth 2w Samantha Booth 2w News Exclusive Ofqual won’t publish modelling on 10% exam time cut Ofqual told review the reduction – which works out as cutting 10 per cent of exam time on average… Samantha Booth 2w Samantha Booth 2w News Leaders criticise curriculum review ‘dumbing down’ claims But some point to concerns that it could cause a dip in language take-up Samantha Booth 2w Samantha Booth 2w Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1,011 Older