Key stage 2 SATs 2025: 62% meet expected standard as results inch up But attainment still hasn’t climbed back to pre-pandemic levels after 2022 drop
Scaled scores for 2025 key stage 2 SATs announced Department for Education publishes marks pupils need to meet the ‘expected’ standard
‘Best start in life’ strategy: Primaries to get ‘intensive’ RISE reception support New plan to boost school-readiness also includes more early years training for heads and reception teachers
Ofqual scrutinising Edexcel’s A-level maths replacement paper Pupils complain that replacement paper missed swathes of content they had expected it to cover
Revealed: DfE tsar’s five principles of ‘promising inclusion’ Know children ‘well, early and often’ and offer ‘coherent and expert’ support to be inclusive, says report
‘Judge me on what happens in September’ says Ofsted chief Sir Martyn Oliver says he only put out ‘foundations’ of a plan because sector demanded ‘urgent’ reform
Ofsted research proposes definition of pupil ‘vulnerability’ Study commissioned by the watchdog found ‘broad support’ for a definition looking ‘beyond the existing list of factors’
Pupils ‘settled’ in special schools won’t be moved under reforms But senior official tells MPs the DfE hopes to meet the needs of more pupils with autism and ADHD in mainstream schools
DfE drafting guidance on medical interventions by school staff Non-statutory guidance will clarify ‘roles and responsibilities’, says minister, after Schools Week reveals ‘accident waiting to happen’