News

Revealed: The school pupils who disengage during ‘Year 7 dip’

Studies should be 'warning sign' for early intervention, say experts

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Civil service

Senior civil servants ‘don’t know very much about education’

Academy chief and ex-senior DfE official says moving between departments 'erodes' capacity

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Mental health

Where are we on Labour’s mental health promises?

Is the government delivering on its pledges? Schools Week takes a look...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Exams

British Sign Language GCSE ‘unlikely before 2028’

The Department for Education initially hoped the qualification would be launched in autumn this year

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Maths hubs

Maths hubs funding drops (but DfE says it’s not a cut)

Leaders say the funding fall could result in redundancies and less support for teachers

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Ofsted

Ofsted mulls report card inspection delay

Inspectorate considering pushing back the roll-out of new inspections until 2026

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
GCSEs

Calls for language GCSEs to be graded less harshly

Analysis also suggests computer science is graded most harshly

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Recruitment

Is teacher recruitment showing ‘green shoots’ of recovery?

New analysis this week provides a double boost for promises to solve teacher recruitment woes

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
News

Delivering 6.5k new teachers pledge is ‘significant challenge’, says DfE

Government officials flag concern over Labour's flagship manifesto promise - but Phillipson highlights 'green shoots' of progress

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks