Schools

NFER: Extend ‘levelling-up’ retention payments to all deprived schools

Report also warns 6.5% pay rise won't solve teacher recruitment and retention woes on its own

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SATs

Key stage 2 SATs: Overall results same as 2022, but reading falls

59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths again this year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SATs

Scaled scores for 2023 key stage 2 SATs announced

DfE publishes marks pupils need to meet the 'expected' standard

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

IfS: Labour private schools plan could boost public purse by £1.3bn

Think tank predicts only 'small movement' of pupils into state schools if Starmer enacts VAT plan

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies, Ofsted

Whitehaven leaves shadow of Bright Tribe with ‘good’ Ofsted rating

School once at centre of one of the largest academy trust scandals now 'at the heart of the community'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Report calls for ‘Chris Whitty of education’

Chief education officer would 'ensure that policies and plans are given the attention and priority they deserve'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Labour teacher ‘hit squads’: ‘MATs already exist’ say leaders

Starmer's plan for regional school improvement teams raise 'accountability' questions

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

School funding: Councils forced to approve more deficits

Local authorities report average primary school deficits as high as £280,000

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Revealed: The full details of Labour’s education ‘mission’

Leaked document reveals aim to hold schools to account for attainment in at least one creative or vocational subject

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker