Surge in school cuts ‘threatening Labour’s opportunity mission’ Poll for Sutton Trust charity finds rise in leaders laying off staff and cutting curriculum as funding storm hits schools
Outsourced contract rises hit school catering budgets Schools forced to shell out more for contractors as they face triple whammy of food, wage and NI rises
Struggling readers spotted by eye-tracking software trial Schools point to ‘amazing’ results, but privacy campaigners raise concerns about use of data
Oracy chair reassured it ‘will be woven’ into curriculum review final report Geoff Barton speaks of need to get oracy into ‘bloodstream of the profession’ before final review report
95%+ attendance almost doubles odds of GCSE pass DfE research finds missing just 10 days of year 11 halves the odds of getting a grade 5 in English and maths
Poorer pupils’ higher absences ‘entirely explain’ growth in attainment gap Disadvantage gap would be four months smaller at age 16 if absence rates between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils were similar
Northern Education Trust appoints new chief executive officer Deputy to step up to top role, as another large trust appoints a new boss
DfE told to come clean on its SEND reforms plan Education committee chair demands government ‘set out its plans and anticipated timescales’ for special needs reforms
More children start school with poor speech and language skills, warn teachers And most say this makes their job harder, poll finds