Schools

Most schools didn’t complete £17m early language catch-up scheme

Ministers announced in 2021 that every primary school would be offered support through the scheme

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
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Schools don’t have to complete early years foundation stage profile in 2021

The early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) will not be mandatory this year, the government has announced. Schools will...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Revealed: The DfE’s reformed early learning goals for reception pupils from 2021

The government has confirmed changes to the early learning goals, which are used to assess pupils at the end...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Reception baseline assessment introduction delayed to 2021

Schools will not have to set the new reception baseline assessment this autumn, after the government delayed its statutory...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Reception baseline assessment: 8 key findings from the DfE’s pilot report

The Department for Education has published a report on its pilot of the new reception baseline assessment, which will...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted reception curriculum report: The 15 recommendations

Ofsted has today published ‘Bold beginnings’, its report into how reading, writing and maths are taught to pupils in the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Early Excellence not in running for new baseline tests

Early Excellence, the early-years company that developed a popular baseline assessment used by 12,500 schools, will not compete to...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson