How exams survived one of their biggest tests The Covid exams debacle led to the usual images of youngsters jumping for joy replaced with children in tears. Despite the spectacular policy failure – exams have survived. Schools Week looks at why …
The special educational needs crisis goes mainstream The 2014 SEND reforms promised to put children and parents ‘at the heart of the system’. Ten years later, youngsters are waiting years for support. Parents are left fighting in court to gain help. How did it all go so wrong?
SEND: Two in five EHCP decisions took more than 6 months It comes as MPs warn ministers of desperate situations in their constituencies
Ofsted enlists charities’ help as it plans inclusion ‘criterion’ Leaders welcome focus on inclusion, but warn against creating ‘perverse incentives’ for schools
Meet Aila, Oak Academy’s new AI assistant Union leader hopes the tool ‘gives teachers their Sunday nights back’
New council seeks solutions to ‘lost learning’ from absence and exclusions Research finds 32 million days were lost to unauthorised absence and exclusions in 2022-23
Some Ofsted reports will seem more positive without headline grades Three in five schools rated ‘requires improvement’ last year had two or more ‘good’ sub-grades
GCSE results 2024: 7 key trends in England’s data Exam results are published for the second year of ‘normal’ results since the pandemic disruption
A-level results 2024: 8 key trends in England’s data Here’s what you need to know from the second year of ‘normal’ results since the pandemic