Understanding of exams plummets after switch to teacher grades And confidence in the system to deal with malpractice also fell
Don’t ‘pick and mix’ Oak curriculum resources, warns Spielman Ofsted chief says content provided by new arms-length curriculum body must be implemented ‘thoughtfully’
1 in 6 heads expect energy bills to treble Teaching assistant hours face the axe as schools scramble to cope with price hikes
Social mobility tsar casts doubt on literacy and numeracy targets Katharine Birbalsingh tells MPs she is ‘not sure’ how targets set in recent white papers will be met
Watchdog probes SIMS provider over ‘abusing dominant position’ England’s largest provider of data management systems ESS is under investigation for ‘suspected breaches of competition law’
Herrington: ‘We’ll miss targets if trusts act in their own interest’ Meeting literacy and numeracy targets will require academies’ and councils cooperating, says national schools commissioner
IfS: 1 in 4 poorer pupils could lose out under proposed student loan grade thresholds Around 1 in 10 recent education undergrads would also have been excluded, think tank warns
SATs: No ‘special consideration’ for Covid disruption Special consideration will not apply when a key stage 2 pupil ‘has been affected by illness or other issues related to coronavirus’
Ofsted’s 5-year strategy promises more longer inspections The watchdog says more section 5 visits will increase ‘professional dialogue’