SATs

Capita ‘rewarded’ for 2022 SATs chaos as £1.5m shaved off penalty

Ministers waive part of permitted fee for outsourcing giant to 'de-risk delivery for future test cycles'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

What’s new in the DfE’s expanded reading framework?

Updated guidelines suggest in-class 'influencers' could get more children reading

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Exams

KS2 SATs pushed back over King’s coronation bank holiday

The Standards and Testing Agency said key stage 2 test dates will be moved to accommodate the extra May...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Primary school disadvantage gap widens to largest in 10 years

Government data shows attainment fell further for poorer pupils this year, widening the attainment gap

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SATs

Key stage 1 SATs will be scrapped from 2023-24, STA confirms

But a 'full programme' of tests will go ahead next academic year because new year 2s did not sit...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

SATs: No ‘special consideration’ for Covid disruption

Special consideration will not apply when a key stage 2 pupil 'has been affected by illness or other issues...

James Carr
James Carr
News

Treasury marks DfE’s 11,500-word homework laying out its vision

The Department for Education has published an 11,590-word “outcome delivery plan,” detailing the wide-ranging goals and performance metrics it...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

Secondary school league tables to return in 2021-22

Secondary school league tables will be brought back next academic year after being suspended for two years because of...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Poorer pupils ‘catch up’ by end of primary, but fall behind again at GCSE

The attainment gap between the wealthiest and most disadvantaged pupils almost disappears by the end of primary school before...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross