Schools

Educate parents about progress 8 to narrow attainment gap

Study finds parents do not consistently apply to their 'most effective' school

John Dickens
John Dickens
Schools

Delayed DBS checks leave teachers waiting in the wings

Target to process four in five enhanced checks for education staff missed in August, figures show

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

30k primary pupils’ data may be at risk after Capita cyber attack

Dark web monitored for the information after company was targeted in March

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Catch-up

NELI catch-up scheme boosted children’s language by 4 months

Evaluation also finds pupils eligible for free school meals made even more progress from national roll-out of intervention

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SATs

Primary school disadvantage gap stops widening

But the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their better-off peers remains way above pre-pandemic levels

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Educational psychologists vote to strike

But the Association of Educational Psychologists also said it had received an 'improved pay offer'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
RAAC

RAAC: Conservatives’ concrete crisis causes classroom chaos

A long-read on the week the RAAC ‘ticking time bomb’ exploded

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
RAAC

RAAC: ‘Everyone else has sat on their arse and done nothing’, says Keegan

Education secretary caught on camera suggesting she deserves praise for doing a 'f***ing good job'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
RAAC

RAAC: Ministers prioritised free schools over safety – ex DfE boss

Former permanent secretary Jonathan Slater says Sunak is responsible for slashing school rebuilding programme while chancellor – despite ‘crumbly’...

John Dickens
John Dickens