Writing

£2m for ‘writing framework’, CPD and resources fund

DfE says new guidance will 'articulate a common approach to teaching writing rooted in evidence and good practice'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools Bill

Schools bill: Academies may need permission ‘to build a bike shed’

Schools would need to get written permission for any change of building - including any 'wholly or mainly' enclosed...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Bridget Phillipson’s standards ‘vision’ speech in full

Education secretary pledges a 'new era on school standards' as government launches accountability reform consultation

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Features

The Labour standards tightrope: Can they fix schools without results slipping?

England may be the ‘best in the west’ for reading and writing. But pupils are less happy, behaviour is...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Campaigners warn of schools bill’s ‘huge new powers’

So-called 'Henry VIII powers' will grant education secretary to amend or repeat other legislation with 'minimal scrutiny'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

‘School profile’ plans revealed amid ‘new era on standards’

'Significantly strengthened' accountability will also 'raise the bar on what we expect from schools', Phillipson to say

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools Bill

Fact check: Does the schools bill criticism really add up?

Government is under fire for the academy elements of its schools bill. But does the evidence back up those...

Freddie Whittaker
Jack Dyson and Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Ofsted report cards ‘rushed and botched’, say insiders

Watchdog whistleblowers say planned consultation is a 'sham' and reforms have been 'cobbled together at ridiculous speed'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools Bill

Revealed: The true impact of the schools bill

DfE admits reforms could limit ability of popular schools to grow and even land trustees in court

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker