Exams

Ex-education secretary to chair OCR curriculum and exams review

Exam board boss said they can 'create something better across education and assessment' in secondary schools

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Mental health

Mental health: Four-week CAMHS wait pledge up in the air

Consultation on plans warned of 'unintended consequences'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Primary head named as first school safeguarding tsar

Jon Le Fevre will help the DfE explore whether schools should become a fourth safeguarding partner

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Mental health

Child mental health support pledge looks in doubt

Presentation seen by Schools Week shows a key pledge was a third below target with just five months to...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Inclusion tool to give ‘balanced view’ of school performance

EPI tool allows councils and academy trusts to be compared based on how inclusive they are

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Childcare

Wraparound childcare: what primary schools need to know

DfE sets out how schools should deliver its new childcare 'expectation'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

DfE to research school impact of DNA performance testing

A three-month research project will look at the implications of future genomic technologies on the education sector

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Analysis reveals extent of SEND stealth funding cuts

Special Needs Jungle research reveals top-up funding has been stagnant since 2018 in a third of areas

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

Educational psychologist shortage having ‘significant impact’

Ombudsman warning after Surrey pupil's family needed counselling amid education, health and care plan delay

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth