Covid

Year 8 writing recovery shows it may be time to talk about learning decay, not loss

Last year we found year 7s were 22 months behind in writing. Now they appear to be bouncing back

Freddie Whittaker
DAISY CHRISTODOULOU
Schools

Schools face up to £80m hike in energy costs, Labour warns

Party warns fuel price rises could see school spending rocket to £740m

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Spending review 2021

Budget and spending review 2021: What schools need to know

Treasury documents set out spending plans for next three years

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Spending review 2021

Spending review 2021: £4.7bn extra school funding and £1.8bn more catch-up

The chancellor has delivered his budget speech in Parliament

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Former minister Gibb reveals plan for a model history curriculum

Ex-schools minister tells event he has been working on model curriculum with history expert

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Facial recognition systems off the menu as schools reverse plans

Schools rethink approach after data privacy watchdog advises 'less intrusive' policy

James Carr
James Carr
Schools

Publish funding allocations to academies, MPs tell DfE

Report finds it is 'not possible' to tell if ministers are living up to their commitments

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Hanging by a thread: How the system is failing SEND children

Shocking reports detail how vulnerable children and their families are left to fall into crisis

John Dickens
John Dickens
Covid

Covid: Children missed 219 million days in school during spring term

Partial school closures meant 57.5% of physical school sessions were missed

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker