Hacking homework for exam breach suspect A 16-year-old boy has been cautioned in connection with an exam board cyber attack
Quarter of schools missing one-hour music target Expectation was introduced in September as part of the government’s national plan for music
DfE ‘actively looking’ at reforms to £10k special schools place funding Deputy director Tom Goldman tells conference funding should ‘probably’ change over time
Ofsted to explore how AI can help it make ‘better decisions’ Exams regulator Ofqual also publishes AI strategy, revealing ‘modest numbers’ of coursework malpractice
Primaries fail to opt out of SATs – but say they won’t be testing FOI data reveals just 7 per cent of primary schools opted out of receiving KS1 papers
Oak CEO hunt surpasses a year Vacancy for £120k-a-year role remains unfilled 12 months since applications closed
Progress 8 pause: Heads call for wider review But some heads have warned the sector could creep back to GCSE pass grades being the accountability ‘king’
No school progress measure for next two years The Department for Education had explored alternative options, but concluded there is ‘no replacement’ for progress 8 measure
Calls for review of ‘undervalued’ climate education A third of secondary teachers did not believe they spent enough time teaching about climate change