Key stage 1 attainment down across the board in first tests since 2019 Proportion of pupils meeting ‘expected standard’ falls in phonics, reading, writing and maths – with poorer pupils further behind
Fund inflation-busting pay rises or face strike ballot, NEU warns Union warns education secretary they will be in official trade dispute if no commitment by October 14
‘Appalled’ leaders write to Malthouse over school ‘mediocrity’ claims Education secretary accused of ‘taking cheap shots at a profession already on its knees’
Government’s own website contradicts Truss’s comprehensive PM claim Theresa May spent time studying at a comprehensive school in the 1970s after her grammar converted
Malthouse pledges ‘constant pressure’ to boost school standards Education secretary promises to be ‘much more assertive about intervention and standards’
Gove backs call for universal credit free school meals extension Former education secretary says extension to all benefit-claiming households would be ‘more than worthwhile’
Gullis puts undergrad teaching apprenticeship back on table Schools minister said launching route for those without degrees for primary and early years first could address subject knowledge ‘concerns’
DfE costing better childcare support for teachers, minister reveals Jonathan Gullis says he ‘hopes’ to see legislation allowing new grammar schools in this Parliament
I’ll reinvigorate Gove’s schools ‘revolution’, vows Malthouse Education secretary says government must intervene ‘firmly’ to ‘push’ underperforming schools into academy trusts