Falling rolls

DfE revises up pupils forecast – but numbers still due to plummet

Government estimates there will be 260,000 more pupils than previously predicted in state schools by 2028

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exclusions

Exclusions higher than pre-Covid as suspensions rise again

New education minister slams ‘shocking’ figures as suspensions rates remain are record high

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

GCSEs 2024: More generous grades for French, German and computer science

Ofqual said language changes will align grades with Spanish, while computer science results found to have been ‘more stringent’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Recruitment

Young people still interested in teaching, but aren’t signing up

Shifting career preferences not to blame for ‘persistently sluggish’ teacher recruitment, finds NFER

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Exams

Personal statements reform to ‘level playing field’

Social mobility expert welcomes replacement of ‘love letter’ free text box

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher pay

1 in 4 young teachers would swap generous pension for more pay

More than a quarter of teachers in their 20s would sacrifice a better pension to boost their take-home pay…

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey


Child poverty

Bridget Phillipson to help lead child poverty taskforce

It comes after Labour today announced plans for a ‘children’s wellbeing bill’ in the King’s Speech

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Politics

King’s Speech 2024: What’s in it for schools?

Labour government will introduce a raft of schools policies through its ‘children’s wellbeing bill’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Eight things we learned from first Phillipson sector address

The new education secretary talked Ofsted, her curriculum review, behaviour and support staff in a webinar for school workers

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

No teacher pay decision this week, says Phillipson

New education secretary says funding allocations for 2025-26 delayed too

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Ex-schools minister to advise firm with several DfE contracts

Nick Gibb gets consultancy gig to help Education Development Trust ‘export’ their work abroad

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

Poorer secondary pupils now 19 months behind their peers

EPI calls for national strategy as Labour inherits education system ‘beset by inequalities’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker