Opinion

5 tips for school leaders with reluctant returners

If you are in the world of teaching, it’s likely you were once a child who couldn’t wait to...

John Dickens
JANE HALLAS
News

Ofqual wants admissions ‘flexibility’ for pupils with ‘one or two lower grades’

Post-16 providers have been urged to “offer greater flexibility” in admission decisions to ensure pupils who get “one or...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Coronavirus: £2.7m cost of shredding cancelled SATs papers revealed

The government has shredded exam papers for this year’s cancelled SATs and phonics tests – writing off the £2.7m...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Schools advised to delay 11-plus tests until November

Grammar school entry tests should be pushed back until as late as November, the government has said, with parents...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

The cost of lockdown: attainment gap widens by up to 52% for primary pupils

The attainment gap between primary pupils has widened by up 52 per cent during school closures, the first data...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

SBLs are the quiet Covid crisis heroes – they deserve a pay rise, too

Responding to a national crisis like Covid-19 takes a team – a team made up of not just teaching...

John Dickens
NATALIE ARNETT
News

The 8 policies to ensure schools can stay open

A major new report today has called on the government to introduce new tests next year so the loss...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

DfE planning ‘large-scale’ value-for-money review of pupils’ EHC plans

The government is planning a “large-scale” value-for-money study of the provision provided to children with special educational needs and...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Two more schools delay T-level launch plans

Two more providers due to teach the first T-levels in just two months’ time have delayed delivery for at...

John Dickens
John Dickens