Schools face ‘long slog’ to resolve enduring Covid challenges ‘Concerted action’ needed as secondaries face reading challenge and primaries battle lack of early development
From sex ed triumph to culture wars nonsense In 2017, a rare cross-party consensus led to mandatory relationships and sex education lessons. However, that consensus soon unravelled amid the ongoing culture wars. How?
Ofsted names new ‘external reference group’ members Groups will offer ‘independent advice and challenge’ as watchdog embarks on wide-ranging reforms
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