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DfE worried about board ‘diversity’ over Collins appointment

Unearthed emails reveal civil servants’ concerns non-exec board was ‘all white men of a similar age’

Kevan Collins: Government ‘abdicating responsibility’ to lead recovery

The former recovery tsar also said tech could spark the biggest learning transformation since the Victorian era

DfE’s £1.4bn education recovery plan: what you need to know

The government has announced the first set of measures under its long-awaited education recovery plan today – but schools have been left waiting on proposals for an extended day. The £1.4 billion policies include £1 billion for tuition, on top of the £1.7 billion already announced for catch-up. A total of £579 million will help […]

‘Accelerate’ £30k teacher starting salary pledge, says government’s recovery tsar

Ministers must “accelerate” their pledge to introduce a £30,000 teachers’ starting salary, the government’s own education recovery commissioner has said. Sir Kevan Collins told a Chartered College of Teaching event today that the country must “turbo charge” efforts to increase the quality of teaching. The Conservatives pledged in their 2019 election manifesto to raise teachers’ […]

EEF: Calculators do not limit learning in maths

Using calculators in maths lessons doesn’t erode pupils’ skills and may actually make them better at problem solving, according to new research from the Education Endowment Foundation. The report on ‘Improving mathematics in key stages 2 and 3’ found that calculators do not hinder the development of pupils’ arithmetic abilities, and has a positive impact […]