Exams

GCSE maths re-sit pass rate lower than pre-pandemic

But performance in English re-takes continues to rise

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Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Poorer pupils less likely to attend top comprehensives

Schools with best progress 8 scores have a lower proportion of disadvantaged pupils than their catchment areas, study finds

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Freddie Whittaker
Free school meals

Khan extends London primary free school meals for a year

Mayor also raises per-meal funding to £3 following repeated warnings that schools faced a shortfall

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Freddie Whittaker
Attendance

Ofsted will review absence during safeguarding checks, says Labour

Bridget Phillipson will also announce a Labour government will use AI to spot trends in attendance

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Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

The next government must learn from Sir Tim Brighouse’s legacy

Former education secretary Baroness Morris pays tribute to a 'guiding light, wise counsel and a good friend'

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Baroness Estelle Morris
Schools

New year’s honours 2024: Damehood for Gibb’s phonics guru

Forty-four people with links to England's schools community recognised

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Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted inspections used ‘too bluntly’ and cuts put quality ‘at risk’

Report from ex-DfE adviser calls for 'careful reform' of inspection as new chief takes reins

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Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Carols show music education is not just for Christmas

In an end-of-term message, the schools minister encourages leaders to participate in government's 'national plan for music education'

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Damian Hinds
Movers and Shakers

Keegan’s policy aide to advise new Ofsted chief

Rory Gribbell will become lead adviser to Sir Martyn Oliver when he takes the reins at the watchdog next...

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Freddie Whittaker