EBacc target even further off as entries fall again KS4 data also shows how disadvantage gap has widened according to government’s own metric
Draft law seeks Parliamentary veto on future school closures Education committee chair to introduce bill in Parliament which could class schools as ‘essential infrastructure’
250k Covid absences in week before half term, with south west worst hit DfE data shows Covid absences nationally rose to 3.2 per cent on October 21
Zahawi wants all schools to ‘move towards’ 6.5-hour day Education secretary says he’s looking at ‘excellent examples’ in some academy trusts of a longer school day
MPs give Birbalsingh social mobility role green light Committee says outspoken head will ‘need to demonstrate her ability to listen’ to those ‘with whom she will not always agree’
Learning loss study: ‘Notable’ catch-up at primary, but poorer pupils much further behind Study finds disadvantaged secondary pupils were still 1.6 months further behind their peers this summer
Zahawi urges older pupils to test before school return as Covid rates rise again ONS estimates around 1 in 11 secondary pupils tested positive in week before half term
Model history curriculum will help schools teach about ‘migration and cultural change’ – Walker Schools minister says diversity will be an ‘important aspect of the model history curriculum’
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