Academies 20 leaders appointed to DfE trust CEO advisory group Bosses of United Learning, Lift Schools, Ark and Star academy trusts appointed to advise minister amid schools bill reforms Freddie Whittaker 3w Freddie Whittaker 3w Recruitment and retention Government lacks ‘coherent plan’ to boost teacher recruitment MPs also tell ministers to assess how effective pay rises are at retaining staff amid concerns over 6,500 teacher… Jack Dyson 3w Jack Dyson 3w News DfE releases 150-page writing framework, but will change it soon ‘First-of-its-kind’ writing framework encourages handwriting, speaking aloud and reception focus – but new version needed when curriculum review lands Freddie Whittaker 3w Freddie Whittaker 3w News Exams and overburdening ‘dilemmas’: Francis reveals curriculum review progress MPs grilled the review chair on GCSEs, languages, PE and timescales for reform Freddie Whittaker 3w Freddie Whittaker 3w News Key stage 2 SATs 2025: 62% meet expected standard as results inch up But attainment still hasn’t climbed back to pre-pandemic levels after 2022 drop Freddie Whittaker 3w Freddie Whittaker 3w SATs Scaled scores for 2025 key stage 2 SATs announced Department for Education publishes marks pupils need to meet the ‘expected’ standard Freddie Whittaker 3w Freddie Whittaker 3w The early years ‘Best start in life’ strategy: Primaries to get ‘intensive’ RISE reception support New plan to boost school-readiness also includes more early years training for heads and reception teachers Freddie Whittaker 3w Freddie Whittaker 3w Admissions Enforcement ‘first’, legal threats and place ‘caps’: Councils reveal admission woes Watchdog report shows widespread clashes between councils and academy trusts as Labour plans school admission reforms Jack Dyson 3w Jack Dyson 3w School buildings Exclusive DfE officials ‘concerned’ over school building impact of Grenfell bans Warning government action against firms could hit ‘every’ school project, amid ‘concerning’ DfE emails Jack Dyson 3w Jack Dyson 3w News Phillipson launches summer reading drive to boost school-readiness Call for parents to read with their children more comes ahead of ‘best start in life’ strategy launch Ruth Lucas 3w Ruth Lucas 3w Exams Exclusive Ofqual scrutinising Edexcel’s A-level maths replacement paper Pupils complain that replacement paper missed swathes of content they had expected it to cover Freddie Whittaker 4w Freddie Whittaker 4w News Government inclusion panel extended until April Government’s expert panel on SEND inclusion extended until April 2026 Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4w Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 988 Older
