Ofsted

Ofsted report cards: What we know so far…

New Ofsted reports from next September will focus on schools’ context, their inclusivity and on pupil happiness and wellbeing

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Education policy

School improvement teams ‘will offer support to all’

New regional teams pledged in Labour manifesto will be rolled out from early 2025

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Curriculum

Revealed: 12-member panel to lead Labour curriculum review

Academy trust leaders, a SEND consultant and exams expert among those appointed to work with Professor Becky Francis

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School buildings

School condition data to be published for parents this year

But union warns against stigmatising schools in disrepair 'through no fault of their own'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Paris Olympics 2024: Where did GB medallists go to school?

Privately-educated athletes remain 'significantly over-represented'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Exams

Post-16 students studying narrower range of subjects, report finds

Decoupling AS and A-levels looks to have hit take-up for humanities while students 'increasingly' choosing from single subject group

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Attendance

Absence gap for vulnerable children rises

Concerning analysis reveals most vulnerable pupils miss up to 4.4 more days of school than their peers

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Teacher strikes

Labour moves ahead with plans to bin ‘vindictive’ strike act

Union chiefs welcome move to scrap the controversial proposals amid hopes for a 'reset' to industrial relations

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Academies

Council loses court fight over falling rolls academy plan

High Court decision to throw out academisation decision means LA will 'have to close high-performing school instead'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson