Ministers mull scrapping Gove’s Russell Group school metric It follows calls from a House of Lords committee to review destination measures
de Souza wants to check how many schools ban phones Children’s commissioner tells MPs she’d like to use her statutory powers to get clear picture of practice in schools
GCSEs: What ministers said in response to Lords’ reform calls DfE rejects calls to scrap the EBacc and for wider reform, but sets out some of its thinking on the issue
Ex-education secretary to chair OCR curriculum and exams review Exam board boss said they can ‘create something better across education and assessment’ in secondary schools
Mental health: Four-week CAMHS wait pledge up in the air Consultation on plans warned of ‘unintended consequences’
Primary head named as first school safeguarding tsar Jon Le Fevre will help the DfE explore whether schools should become a fourth safeguarding partner
Child mental health support pledge looks in doubt Presentation seen by Schools Week shows a key pledge was a third below target with just five months to go
Inclusion tool to give ‘balanced view’ of school performance EPI tool allows councils and academy trusts to be compared based on how inclusive they are
Wraparound childcare: what primary schools need to know DfE sets out how schools should deliver its new childcare ‘expectation’