‘No evidence’ selective school systems boost outcomes ‘Small’ positive boost to grammar school pupils ‘wiped out’ by lesser progress of those who don’t get in, academic research finds
GCSE results 2023: Top grades fall 17% as 2019 levels almost restored The proportion of 9, 8 and 7 grades issued in England is now within 0.6 percentage points of the last pre-pandemic exams
Fix children’s social care to improve their GCSE grades Policymakers must not ignore what happens outside the school gate, writes Joe Lane
Families face a postcode lottery for SEND support. That needs to change Schools work tirelessly to meet pupils’ needs, but often this job has been too hard, writes children’s minister Claire Coutinho
100 primaries will get £2k grants for chess sets and tutorials Schools in poorer areas to benefit from £250k investment, but scheme will reach just 0.6% of settings
A-level results 2023: 26% fall in top grades as inflation almost wiped The proportion of A* and A grades issued in England is now within 1.3 percentage points of the last pre-pandemic exams
DfE pilots second enrichment scheme, but with far less cash Just £2.7m for scheme to support schools to ‘co-design’ enrichment offer, after £21m predecessor programme flourished
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