Schools

Report reveals how top trusts closed ethnicity attainment gap

Diversifying curriculum was one of the successful strategies in government study commissioned after Sewell report

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Help us ‘minimise’ exclusions, councils tell regional directors

The Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) wants academy regulators to 'play greater role' in cutting exclusions

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

Only public confidence stopping us from using AI in marking, says AQA

AQA's boss said artificial intelligence could be used 'pretty much tomorrow morning' to mark markers

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

Thousands more kids leaving school without GCSE grades ‘new norm’

Analysis shows 3.3 per cent of pupils received no grade in English in 2023, compared with 1.7 per cent...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Ministers mull putting solar panels on disused school land

Plan would allow schools to generate their own electricity, says Baroness Barran

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Educational psychologists on strike: ‘It’s all crumbling’

Members of the Association of Educational Psychologists went on strike for the first time in decades this week

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Tutoring

1 in 5 schools face handing back all their tutoring cash

More than 4,000 schools did not submit their end of year tutoring statement last month

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

DfE rejected special school for county slammed over place shortage

Inspectors said Hertfordshire had 'widespread and/or systemic failings leading to significant concerns' about SEND children

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

GCSE students set to be given exam aids for one more year

It follows Nick Gibb, ex-schools minister, saying there was 'an expectation' the support would not be offered this year

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth