Exams

Understanding of exams plummets after switch to teacher grades

And confidence in the system to deal with malpractice also fell

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Don’t ‘pick and mix’ Oak curriculum resources, warns Spielman

Ofsted chief says content provided by new arms-length curriculum body must be implemented 'thoughtfully'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and James Carr
Schools

Social mobility tsar casts doubt on literacy and numeracy targets

Katharine Birbalsingh tells MPs she is 'not sure' how targets set in recent white papers will be met

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Watchdog probes SIMS provider over ‘abusing dominant position’

England's largest provider of data management systems ESS is under investigation for 'suspected breaches of competition law'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

IfS: 1 in 4 poorer pupils could lose out under proposed student loan grade thresholds

Around 1 in 10 recent education undergrads would also have been excluded, think tank warns

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SEND

Director at criticised council wins DfE contract to help others improve

The DfE has appointed 13 SEND advisers on salaries of £90k to act as 'critical friends'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Covid, Exams

Heads plan Covid isolation rooms so symptomatic kids can take exams

‘Ambiguous’ guidance leaves leaders playing Covid guessing game as tests return

James Carr
James Carr
Teacher training

Early career framework risks heads snubbing new teachers

Polling shows just one in seven new teachers think the training is a good use of time

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Academies

Orphan school’s 11-year wait for sponsor (should) end next month

Official admits intervention in failing schools is too slow

Tom Belger
Tom Belger