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Rachel Reeves pledges library for every primary school in England

The scheme is expected to deliver 1,700 new libraries, but it's unclear whether schools will get funding to staff...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
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Government promises details of 6,500 teachers manifesto pledge  

DfE will publish a full delivery plan by December

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ed tech

Schools demanding parents fund laptops leave Ofsted chief ‘really shocked’ 

Survey reveals four in 10 pupils are required by their school to have a laptop or tablet

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Schools more positive about Ofsted inspections as headline grades ditched

But analysis shows those taking part in survey are more likely to have had positive Ofsted outcomes

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted use of AI in inspections doesn’t make the grade

The inspectorate trialled AI note taking in inspections, but wider roll out has been ditched after the tech was...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Row over new Ofsted ‘high-quality’ research checks

New inspections will judge teacher trainers as needing 'urgent improvement' if use of 'discredited research' isn't tackled

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted’s months of ‘tinkering’ fall flat with teachers

Just 11% of teachers polled felt positive about changes, up 1 percentage point from February

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Ofsted’s changes fail to quell school inclusion concerns 

Ofsted has said 'inclusion' will be a key focus of its new framework, but leaders are worried

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted relies on parents’ views as it ‘forces through’ inspection changes

Inspectorate withholds analysis of consultation responses, but publishes parent polling

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks