Markers locked out of Capita’s SATs webinar The firm has apologised after teachers were left waiting for hours
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 related to coronavirus’
Schools white paper: New key stage 3 benchmarking tests The digital tests will provide an ‘understanding of national performance’
DfE won’t say when KS1 SATs will be scrapped Doubts cast on plans to make tests non-statutory from next year after government pencils-in dates for 2024
DfE ‘pauses’ diocese academy drive after legal challenge Unions have challenged the DfE’s decision to approve Catholic Diocese of Hallam conversions before governing bodies had voted
MATs gain schools and record cash boost amid Covid Academies boasted record levels of spare cash and continued to expand amid the pandemic, Kreston’s annual benchmarking report shows
Minister rejects return of key stage 3 SATs, but mulls ‘internal’ tests to boost literacy Robin Walker ‘not sure’ that more exams are the answer to progress issues
Schools told to hike contributions to boost repairs grant bids Schools must double their contributions to score top marks in CIF bids
‘Not a race’ for all schools to join MATs, says Herrington Dominic Herrington’s comments come amid predictions all schools will convert by 2030, and warnings of resistance from maintained and standalone schools