Dr Susan Tranter appointed Ofqual chair Academy trust CEO takes over from interim chair Frances Wadsworth
Capital cost-cutters save £8m – but what next? The future of the capital advisers’ programme looks in doubt
Starmer wants 75% of children ‘school-ready’ by 2028 Target of three in four reception pupils at a ‘good’ level of development is one of six key ‘milestones’
Ofsted: ‘Significant numbers of children opted out of orthodox education’ Watchdog also warns using education, health and care plans ‘too widely’ stretches resources ‘too thinly’
Universal infant free school meals funding rises by 5p But funding still lags far behind the actual cost of providing meals in schools
£740m earmarked to create SEND places in mainstream DfE also announces it won’t enter into any more safety valve agreements with struggling councils
Far more children ‘missing’ from school than DfE estimates, says EPI Study suggests 300,000 children are now missing from education – more than double official estimates
TIMSS 2023: Maths holds steady while science improves Study says the findings ‘go against predictions around the continuing negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic’
More ‘outstanding’ schools keep top Ofsted grade, but why? Last year, two in five ‘outstanding’ schools inspected kept the grade, compared to less than one in five in the year after the exemption lifted