Keegan won’t set RAAC eradication deadline until the new year Education secretary says she won’t give ‘definitive date’ until all schools have been made safe, as number affected increases to 231
PISA: Results show ‘significant de-emphasis’ on science – Spielman While England’s maths and reading scores had been improving, science results have fallen steadily since 2012
PISA 2022: ‘Reason for optimism’ but ‘job not done yet’, says Hinds New schools minister praises ‘huge amount achieved’ by ‘everybody involved in education’
PISA 2022: Gibb hails ‘phenomenal success’ of ‘evidence-led’ reforms Long-serving former schools minister says results show the Conservative government’s reforms are ‘here to last’
Why is academy conversion suddenly so attractive again? There are now 608 schools using the voluntary converter route to move out of local authority control
United Learning trust sued for defamation over investigation report Former associate head files claim in the High Court
Schools demand national campaign against abusive parents More than a third of school staff report receiving verbal abuse from parents
Slashing maths bursary in retention pilot lost scores of teachers While early career payments improved retention, lower initial payment in DfE scheme hit recruitment more
EYFS results improve, but some pupils far behind DfE says improvement may show Covid recovery or familiarity with new assessments – but gender gap widens