‘This isn’t the end of pen-and-paper exams’, Pearson says as English GCSEs set to go on-screen The board is the latest to announce its timeline for digital assessment, but will still offer the choice of paper-based exams
Ofqual confirms plan for GCSE exam aids in 2024 Exams regulator green lights formulae and equation sheets for one final year
‘Bankrupt’ councils eye education budgets for savings School leaders urge government to invest more in public services amid potential cuts
Government ‘not governing’ as schools policies in limbo Schools Week analysis finds at least 21 policies promised for this year have yet to materialise
How investors are making millions from the ‘bankrupt’ SEND system Independent special schools run by private equity firms are now propping up the sector amid a capacity crisis. But at what cost?
Leaders warn against sudden changes as Lords call to scrap EBacc Schools sector ‘prone to swinging from one end of the pendulum to another’, peers warned after report calls for widespread reform
Dire teacher recruitment data should concern policymakers Improving the attractiveness of the teaching profession is an essential and urgent need, writes Jack Worth
DfE’s using ‘influencers’ to boost school attendance The Department for Education also revealed in its response to MPs that the attendance data collection will become mandatory ‘no sooner’ than September
Ban on legal aid for exclusions cases challenged Permission has been granted for a test case arguing parents should get access to public funding to challenge potentially discriminatory exclusions