Baseline assessment doesn't help Date: 20/10/2023 Baseline assessment of English and Maths is inaccurate and unhelpful, finds new survey. Assessment Primary
Government sneaks out latest reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) update Date: 19/10/2023 The number of schools with RAAC continues to rise. School environment
Trussell Trust on food banks Date: 18/10/2023 Report forecasts increased demands on food banks this winter. Child poverty
Digital exams Date: 17/10/2023 Commenting on Making it Click, a report from AQA which makes a case for moving to digital exams, Daniel Kebede, General Secretary of the National Education Union. Assessment
Nick Gibb on school funding Date: 16/10/2023 We need to see a true step-change in the levels of education investment. Funding
Revision of the National Funding Formula Date: 12/10/2023 Education unions call on Government to restore £370m NFF funding Funding
Bridget Phillipson Speech Date: 11/10/2023 Labour is recognising that little can be achieved without working with, and in partnership, with teachers. Assessment Curriculum Funding SEND
Union leaders call for an end to deadly asbesto legacy Date: 08/10/2023 Coalition of Trade Unions calling for the removal of asbestos from all public buildings within the next 40 years Health and safety School environment
IFS report - school costs and inflationary pressures Date: 05/10/2023 Headline figures on education funding do not translate into funding increases per pupil for schools. Funding
NFER on post-Covid disadvantage gap Date: 05/10/2023 Schools' efforts to close the gap for pupils are not matched by government support. Child poverty COVID-19
Rishi Sunak Speech Date: 04/10/2023 Headline-seeking announcements are no substitute for doing the hard work fixing the major challenges facing education. Assessment Funding Pay
Mobile phones in schools Date: 02/10/2023 The Education Secretary would do better facing up to the real challenges in our schools, rather than distracting attention from them. Behaviour