Inclusion

Ministers abandon pledge to decide SEND reforms this year

Labour calls for clarity as timelines ditched from ministerial statements

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

What you need to know about the first times tables test results

Schools minister says maths skills will help pupils calculate mortgage rate increases and find supermarket bargains

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

Dr Michelle Meadows, former Ofqual deputy chief regulator

Dr Michelle Meadows was second-in-command at Ofqual during the 2020 exams fiasco, a grading disaster that will echo in...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Tutoring

Troubleshooters to keep an eye on struggling tutoring programme

The Department for Education has set up a 'strategic tutoring advisory group'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Councils seize millions earmarked for special schools

Special schools are being starved of extra cash that instead is being passed on to their mainstream counterparts

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

Onscreen exams can’t ‘experiment with pupils’ futures’ – Ofqual chair

Tech in exams 'a case of when not if', but regulator's job is not to be 'evangelist of technology',...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Assessment

‘Remarkable’ improvement in ethnic minorities’ GCSEs, but some fall further behind

But researchers warn educational success has 'not yet translated' in earnings

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Tutoring

‘Disbelief’ as DfE pays out up to £4m to run tutors website

Firm will support the DfE to 'build and run the service' to help schools find tuition partners

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Inclusion

Council fails to ensure all schools ‘accommodate’ SEND pupils

Government intervention on the cards after damning inspection of Kent's SEND services

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth