Ofsted

Ofsted headline grades scrapped: What schools need to know

Sub-judgments and intervention in worst-performing schools continue, but double RI rule scrapped

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Headline Ofsted grades scrapped with immediate effect

Schools will continue to be rated on four sub-judgments until new report cards come in next September

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Curriculum

Revealed: 12-member panel to lead Labour curriculum review

Academy trust leaders, a SEND consultant and exams expert among those appointed to work with Professor Becky Francis

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Council ‘malaise’ threatens Birmingham SEND improvements

But improvement at authority is ‘evidently progressing’, says government-imposed commissioner

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Management information systems

Competition watchdog closes probe into SIMS without taking action

The CMA said continuing to investigate the firm would be ‘unlikely to have further positive impact on the sector’

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
BTECs

Hundreds of leaders make last-ditch plea for BTECs bonfire pause

455 school and college heads sign letter calling for minimum 1 year delay to defunding plans

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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The September Snapshot: What Back-to-School Questions Should School Leaders Ask Staff?

The start of a new school year is the perfect time to set a clear direction, establish expectations, and…

Victoria
Laura McInerney
Artificial Intelligence

£3m government AI ‘content store’ to help teachers plan lessons

But scheme will not see schools receive direct funding to help them adopt new technology

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
News

GCSE results 2024: Ofqual’s Ian Bauckham answers our questions

Ofqual chief speaks about rising top grades, changes to French and German grading and the regulator’s wider work

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Bauckham: Assessment review should ‘look at’ GCSE re-sits policy

Ofqual chief says policy requiring pupils without a grade 4 to re-take English and maths should form part of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
GCSEs

GCSE results 2024: Which subjects saw biggest rises in top grades?

Grade 7s and above jump up to 17 per cent after exam boards told to treat three subjects more…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
GCSE results 2024

GCSEs 2024: Top grades up 1% as results ‘settle back’ post-Covid

But education secretary warns of ‘unacceptable, entrenched regional disparities’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker