Progress 8: A third of pupils’ GCSE entries don’t fit reformed measure Changes will make ‘little difference’ to scores but likely to affect qualification entries, finds Datalab analysis
DfE ignores Francis review and proposes sweeping progress 8 reform Government pledges reforms to subject make-up of key secondary school league table measure – despite curriculum review calling for no changes
Interview: Becky Francis on the big ideas in her curriculum review Review chair explains her thinking behind major policies including year 8 tests, scrapping the EBacc and a triple science entitlement – here’s the interview in full
Curriculum review: The subject-specific policy proposals Mandatory citizenship, RE in the national curriculum and triple science entitlement: the key subject recommendations from the Francis review
Curriculum review: All the key policy recommendations Scrap EBacc, year 8 tests in English and maths, cut 10% from GCSE exam time: key system policies from the Francis review
Curriculum review signals primary content cut and fewer GCSE exams Interim report also signals changes to the EBacc and a subject-by-subject review amid concerns over balance of content
Dates revealed for curriculum review national roadshow 11 events scheduled this autumn for sector to give their views
£6m music pilot launched for disadvantaged children Cash injection expected to help charity ‘supercharge’ existing music programme
Speed read: Ofsted’s tips for a ‘high-quality’ art and design curriculum Fears that not enough time is given to the subject are ‘not unwarranted’, says watchdog