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
Home education soars by 21% in a year And the number ‘missing’ education entirely has risen by 28 per cent
Using ChatGPT can cut lesson planning by 31% – EEF study Randomised control trial found teachers told to use the generative AI cut 25.3 minutes from their planning time
Teacher recruitment could be worse than it looks, DfE suggests Government forecasts ‘challenging period’ ahead, will review NPQs…but there are record returners