TIMSS: Gender gap widens as boys ‘significantly’ outperform girls Gap of 26 points in year 9 maths performance is largest of any country taking part in the international study
Supervised toothbrushing to roll out to schools – but where? Funding will not directly cover staffing, but councils can choose to support schools
Matt Wrack tipped for NASUWT general secretary Ex-FBU leader is union executive’s pick to replace Dr Patrick Roach this year, Schools Week can reveal
Snap, crackle and flop? Breakfast clubs have rocky launch Early adopter school considered pulling out, with concerns over schools losing club income
School smartphone bans reduce overall screen time, poll suggests Polling also seems to show tougher policies aren’t harder to enforce – contrary to claims
Committee slaps down DfE over ‘rushed’ schools bill timetable Government’s approach has prevented full scrutiny of sweeping reforms, say MPs
OCR pauses geography GCSE changes amid ‘unanswered questions’ about future of exams Exam board believes it is ‘wise to wait’ for the outcome of the curriculum and assessment review
DfE data under-states teacher vacancies in alternative provision Government urged to separate data for special schools and AP in official statistics, amid warning it masks ‘differences’ between sectors
DfE names 750 breakfast club ‘early adopter’ schools But department won’t say how many of them already run breakfast provision