RAAC questionnaire: Trusts ‘assured’ they won’t be named and shamed Sector leader says ministers have said responsible bodies deemed not to have responded ‘will not be named publicly’
RAAC: DfE snubbed schools’ bids for flagship rebuilding scheme Ten schools now confirmed with RAAC applied for the current school rebuilding programme, but were rejected
RAAC: DfE finally publishes list of affected schools Almost 1 in 3 schools with confirmed RAAC delay term or use remote learning, government data shows
Catherine McKinnell appointed shadow schools minister Newcastle North MP replaces Stephen Morgan in Labour frontbench reshuffle
Ofsted: 10 things we learned from Martyn Oliver in front of MPs Incoming chief inspector will ‘look at’ single-word judgments, wants inclusion to feature more in inspections and will be based in the north
RAAC: ‘Everyone else has sat on their arse and done nothing’, says Keegan Education secretary caught on camera suggesting she deserves praise for doing a ‘f***ing good job’
‘No evidence’ selective school systems boost outcomes ‘Small’ positive boost to grammar school pupils ‘wiped out’ by lesser progress of those who don’t get in, academic research finds
GCSE results 2023: Top grades fall 17% as 2019 levels almost restored The proportion of 9, 8 and 7 grades issued in England is now within 0.6 percentage points of the last pre-pandemic exams
Fix children’s social care to improve their GCSE grades Policymakers must not ignore what happens outside the school gate, writes Joe Lane