Revealed: The enrichment gap that could cause a headache for DfE
Pupils attending the least deprived schools are offered a greater choice of enrichment activities than those at the most deprived, new research suggests.
Revealed: The 99 winners of silver Pearson National Teaching Awards
Schools, their heads, teachers and support staff are among 99 winners of silver Pearson National Teaching Awards.
Revealed: The 99 winners of silver Pearson National Teaching Awards
College teachers, leaders and curriculum teams are among the 99 winners of silver Pearson National Teaching Awards.
Enrichment Benchmarks: Do we have the staff to deliver?
The Enrichment Benchmarks are here. They outline eight standards for schools to deliver enrichment activities across five core areas. But do we have enough staff to deliver?
University of Hertfordshire one of the first to offer the Early Years Teacher Degree Apprenticeship
The University of Hertfordshire is one of the first higher education institutions to offer the Early Years Teacher Degree Apprenticeship (EYTDA) from September.
DfE backs MPs calls for increased early years SEND training
The Government has backed calls from Parliament’s Education Committee to increase access to training on the early identification of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) for early years educators.
Literacy charity expands its inclusive book gifting programme to 100 under-resourced primary schools
One hundred primary schools will receive a collection of inclusive children’s books under an expansion of the Inclusive Books for Children’s (IBC) gifting programme.
Oasis Restore recruits new principal ahead of expected reopening
The government’s flagship secure school, Oasis Restore, is recruiting a new principal as it prepares to reopen following a year-long closure caused by security failings.
Students without English GCSE ‘to be locked out of loans’
DfE reportedly considering introducing minimum entry standard, potentially blocking tens of thousands of applicants from accessing student finance.
Social class ‘key’ to diversity efforts as white students shun HE
Charity says access agenda has stalled, as less than one in five disadvantaged white British pupils progress into university.
UK research collaboration ‘hampered by poor transport links’
Faster rail services between major UK research hubs and stronger incentives to work together could deliver innovation benefits, says report.
More Nottingham-style cyberattacks a ‘case of when, not if’
Experts warn of increasing threat to systems used by universities at crunch points in the academic year after hundreds of thousands of student records compromised.
Opportunity is shaped by where you live, who you are, and how much money your family had
David Kernohan reads in to a new report from the Sutton Trust on how ethnicity, gender, place, and poverty combine to determine opportunity.
The Code of Higher Education Governance has had a complete rewrite
The Committee of University Chairs has refreshed the higher education governance code. Iain Cornish, who chaired the review’s steering committee, sets out what’s changed and why.
Ofqual fines Cambridge English £875k over IELTS marking errors
UK qualifications regulator Ofqual has fined Cambridge English £875,000 following an investigation into automated marking errors that led to incorrect IELTS results being issued to more than 62,000 learners worldwide between 2023 and 2025.
Falling primary rolls will ‘narrow curriculum’, Lords warned
The government must financially support schools and councils to manage demographic upheaval, hears inquiry into the falling number of pupils in primary schools.
‘Limited’ evidence for AI tutoring tools, government admits
Google is among eight tech firms awarded a contract to pilot AI tutors, with the DfE planning to roll out the technology to help disadvantaged students.
Treasury could claw back savings from reduced teacher pension contributions
The Treasury could claw back any savings made by schools from an anticipated fall in employer contributions to teachers’ pensions, Schools Week understands.
Ringfencing post-16 SEND funding not ‘right approach’, says DfE
Ringfencing funding dedicated to college learners with SEND would create significant administrative burdens and risk fragmenting provision, the government has said.
Rejected: 1 in 10 offers of extra attendance and behaviour help
Schools targeted for help under DfE scheme may feel ‘unfairly stigmatised’, says heads’ leader.