Schools

Government to ‘update’ collective worship guidance for England’s schools

Move comes after the Supreme Court ruled the delivery of religious education in Northern Ireland schools was unlawful

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

DfE’s AI tutoring plan prompt calls for more research

DfE says 450,000 disadvantaged children will benefit, but experts warn evidence on AI provision 'in its infancy'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Speech and language screening pilot reveals ‘shocking’ level of need

Analysis suggests 6 in 10 children given universal screening were found to have speech and language needs

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Alarm over ‘generic’ wording in 12 Ofsted report cards

An investigation revealed the same paragraph was used in report cards for 12 different schools

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

‘Barriers’ to upper pay range cause frustration for teachers

Staff report 'shifting' goalposts as union warns of 'significant contribution to the exodus' of teachers

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Concerns over make-up of curriculum drafters group

Leaders 'disappointed' at 'lack of diversity and representation' among experts recruited to help write new national curriculum

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

‘Universal RISE’: How will the DfE’s school improvement scheme work?

DfE writes to schools with the lowest attainment rates urging them to engage with optional programme

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Schools

Schools face £47.5m free school meals expansion shortfall

Leaders say government's plan to increase funding by 5p per meal goes 'nowhere near far enough'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Merging behaviour and attendance judgments ‘bothered’ Ofsted chief

Leaders have taken issue with the new joint judgment area, but Oliver says it's what consultation called for

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks