Exams

University clearing: How teachers can support students 

All the important details school staff need to help youngsters through clearing this year

John Dickens
Sam Sykes
GCSEs and A-levels

Inside the exams factory: how GCSE and A-level grades are made 

Each year, more than one million youngsters sit exams that often shape their career paths. But how does an...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Schools policy

Gibb’s reform reflections: EBacc regrets, academy lessons and ‘trad’ label misgivings

The long-serving former Tory schools minister looks back at his reforms in a new book. Here are 13 interesting...

John Dickens
John Dickens
AP

Unregistered AP: A new blueprint to safeguard our children

Dame de Souza sets out reforms to ensure vulnerable children are kept safe, while protecting the 'lifeline' offered by...

John Dickens
Dame Rachel de Souza
News

A year of Labour: how are their manifesto promises progressing?

As part of our series on Labour's first year in government, we looked at the 30 manifesto pledges to...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Schools Bill

Minister ‘frustrated’ over school behaviour survey delay

Skills minister also shoots down calls to ban social media for under 16s, saying the evidence on its impact...

John Dickens
John Dickens
AP

Internal AP risks becoming ‘costly holding pens’, report warns  

Lack of guidance and oversight of in-school AP highlighted in new report that aims to codify good practice

John Dickens
Ella Jessel
Inclusion

Call for ‘enforceable’ school inclusion framework and audits

Schools should follow 'enforceable' national inclusivity standards to 'shape a system that works for everyone', major FED report says

John Dickens
Ella Jessel
News

Investigate ‘shocking’ special school free meal take-up, DfE told

Study finds quarter of eligible pupils in special schools not taking up free school meal

John Dickens
Ella Jessel