Ofsted

Ofsted to explore how AI can help it make ‘better decisions’

Exams regulator Ofqual also publishes AI strategy, revealing 'modest numbers' of coursework malpractice

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SATs

Primaries fail to opt out of SATs – but say they won’t be testing

FOI data reveals just 7 per cent of primary schools opted out of receiving KS1 papers

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Oak National Academy

Oak CEO hunt surpasses a year

Vacancy for £120k-a-year role remains unfilled 12 months since applications closed

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

Progress 8 pause: Heads call for wider review

But some heads have warned the sector could creep back to GCSE pass grades being the accountability 'king'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Exams

No school progress measure for next two years

The Department for Education had explored alternative options, but concluded there is 'no replacement' for progress 8 measure

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Climate change

Calls for review of ‘undervalued’ climate education

A third of secondary teachers did not believe they spent enough time teaching about climate change

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

NFER: MATs should create ‘director of SEND’ role

SEND leaders are playing a 'crucial role' in fostering collaboration and assisting individual schools, researchers find

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SATs

Capita loses £180m SATs contract to exam board Pearson

Schools faced ‘significant frustration’ during outsourcer’s first year, with thousands of papers going missing and wrong marks awarded

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Teacher training

DfE ends funding for teaching school hubs sector body

Officials praise Teaching Schools Hub Council for 'careful stewardship' of hubs network as cash pulled

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and Lucas Cumiskey