Exams

Covid outcomes squeeze ‘waning’, but disadvantage gap widens

Union boss calls for ‘renewed focus on low-attainment and disadvantage gap’, after release of NFER report

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

DfE study: Gene testing ‘could speed up SEND support’

Researchers suggest genetic screening could ‘function within current systems for SEND and alternative provision’

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

EdCity: The community inclusion HQ with schools at its heart

Ark Schools teams up with Hammersmith and Fulham council to turn a run-down playground into a new community

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

More grammars and SEND shame in Tories’ muddled messaging 

Four leadership contenders had little to say about what they’d do differently in education if elected

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Teacher pay: The trailblazer schools already flexing TLR payments

MATs are already deviating from national pay and conditions to more ‘fairly’ reward part-time teachers for extra roles, as…

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
DfE

DfE West Midlands regional director to retire

Andrew Warren to depart the DfE after five years

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson


Support staff

Trusts say ta-ta to teaching assistants (as we know them)

Schools pioneering new teams of fewer, but upskilled learning mentors and coaches

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
SEND

Revealed: The full scale of Labour’s SEND challenge

Just 59% of mainstream school parents report that their child with additional needs is well-supported

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

£700m spent on DfE’s hubs, but to what effect?

Around 1 in 25 schools nationally have offered support at some point as part of a hub

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Sign language

Ofqual told ministers timeframe for BSL GCSE ‘wouldn’t be possible’

Campaigners fear sign language GCSE now won’t be rolled out as promised in September 2025

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
GCSEs

GCSEs: Exam aids to remain for three more years

Bridget Phillipson extends use of formula and equation sheets for maths, physics and combined science until 2027

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Revealed: How Ofsted will develop plans to inspect inclusion

Watchdog has so far provided little detail on what metrics will be used to judge inclusion for incoming school…

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey