Ofsted chief faces new year committee grilling Sir Martyn Oliver to face MPs over progress in addressing coroner’s concerns following death of Ruth Perry
Former schools minister Nick Gibb knighted in new year’s honours And ex-union leader Geoff Barton to receive the CBE, as 60 with links to England’s school system recognised
Children’s wellbeing and schools bill: the 15 key policies Ministers get new powers over academy trusts, special school parents will have to seek approval to home educate, and branded uniform items capped at 3
New reception baseline test needs ‘further development work’ The new test, which will include on-screen elements, has already been delayed by a year
Loss of academy freedoms could harm improvement of toughest schools – CST boss Leora Cruddas also says government ‘must help us put a stop to all attempts by those who seek to undermine academy trusts’
Children’s wellbeing bill to enact sweeping academies reform Draft law would let councils open schools again, end automatic academisation of failing settings and make academies follow national teacher pay scales, says DfE
‘No evidence’ streaming and setting harms poorer pupils’ outcomes – study But study also finds ‘tentative signs’ primary teachers feel more comfortable supporting struggling students when ability grouping is used
Is Ofsted right to fear the rise of flexi-schooling? ‘A switched-on parent can do more in 40 minutes of one-to-one than a class’
SEND tribunals soar by 55%, and almost all still side with families Ministry of Justice reports 21,000 SEN appeals in 2023-24, up from less than 14,000 the year before