Phillipson meets with unions to plan new ‘partnership’ model Unions and employers would be asked for perspectives at ‘early stage’ of policy development
‘Inclusion’ a key ‘criterion’ for new Ofsted report cards Schools that turn away SEND pupils face being ‘graded down’, says chief inspector
Gilbert review: Ofsted ‘defensive and complacent’ after head’s death Former inspector Dame Christine Gilbert’s damning review found the headteacher’s suicide ‘shone a light on a climate of fear around school inspection’
Ofsted headline grades scrapped: What schools need to know Sub-judgments and intervention in worst-performing schools continue, but double RI rule scrapped
Headline Ofsted grades scrapped with immediate effect Schools will continue to be rated on four sub-judgments until new report cards come in next September
Revealed: 12-member panel to lead Labour curriculum review Academy trust leaders, a SEND consultant and exams expert among those appointed to work with Professor Becky Francis
GCSE results 2024: Ofqual’s Ian Bauckham answers our questions Ofqual chief speaks about rising top grades, changes to French and German grading and the regulator’s wider work
Bauckham: Assessment review should ‘look at’ GCSE re-sits policy Ofqual chief says policy requiring pupils without a grade 4 to re-take English and maths should form part of Labour review
GCSEs 2024: Top grades up 1% as results ‘settle back’ post-Covid But education secretary warns of ‘unacceptable, entrenched regional disparities’