DfE ignores Francis review and proposes sweeping progress 8 reform Government pledges reforms to subject make-up of key secondary school league table measure – despite curriculum review calling for no changes
New curriculum to be introduced in 2028 as review published Government also commits to scrapping the EBacc and making citizenship compulsory in primary schools
Interview: Becky Francis on the big ideas in her curriculum review Review chair explains her thinking behind major policies including year 8 tests, scrapping the EBacc and a triple science entitlement – here’s the interview in full
Curriculum review: The subject-specific policy proposals Mandatory citizenship, RE in the national curriculum and triple science entitlement: the key subject recommendations from the Francis review
Curriculum review: All the key policy recommendations Scrap EBacc, year 8 tests in English and maths, cut 10% from GCSE exam time: key system policies from the Francis review
10 things we learned from DfE teacher pay evidence Department believes schools can make savings by looking at composition of leadership teams and deployment of support staff
Fixing the retention ‘leaky bucket’ with a wellbeing strategy Improve the drivers of workplace wellbeing, and you improve the sustainability of the workforce
Why it’s time for a closer look at home-to-school transport Ensuring pupils arrive at school ready to learn begins with the journey that gets them there
Heads need ‘relational’ skills to manage ‘increasingly complex range of stakeholders’ Teacher wellbeing charity warned many of its 2023 recommendations have not been acted on by ministers