DfE set to publish new enrichment benchmarks for schools
The government is set to publish enrichment benchmarks for schools this week, alongside announcing a £132.5 million scheme to fund activities in schools.
King’s birthday honours recognise school leaders
Headteachers, academy leaders, trustees, school support staff and charity leaders are among those recognised for their services to education in the King’s birthday honours.
Ofsted: The key changes to school inspection from September 2026
Ofsted inspectors will look more closely at whether pupils with “barriers to their learning or wellbeing” are achieving well in schools from September.
GCSE natural history: what schools need to know
Pupils will learn how to identify plants, animals and fungi, as well as learn about climate change and habitats, under subject content proposals for the new natural history GCSE.
DfE set to publish enrichment goals for colleges
Colleges will be included in new government enrichment benchmarks to be published this week, but ministers have not said they will be eligible for funding from a new £132.5 million activities scheme.
King’s birthday honours 2026: Damehood for ex-FE commissioner Shelagh Legrave
Former FE commissioner Shelagh Legrave has been made a dame in the King’s birthday honour list.
Ofsted to test new SEND inclusion cash plans
Colleges and training providers receiving new SEND inclusion funding will have to show inspectors how the money is improving outcomes for students under updated Ofsted rules coming into force this September.
Government rolls out emergency MenB vaccine scheme for students
Around one million young people will be offered a meningitis B (MenB) vaccination this summer under a one-off government programme aimed at preventing outbreaks in universities and residential further education colleges.
Surge in EHCPs fuels latest rise in SEND pupils, DfE data shows
The number of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has risen by 5.2% to more than 1.8 million over the past year, according to data released by the Department for Education.
King’s Birthday Honours: top accolades for data science pioneers
University of Lancashire vice-chancellor and former chief executive of Advance HE also recognised in annual list.
Marking boycotters face heavy sanctions as assessments disrupted
Edinburgh extends pay deductions to those who refuse to cover for colleagues taking part in industrial action.
Universities too reliant on cuts to balance the books – Blunkett
Former education secretary says mergers the solution for institutions in financial crisis as he calls for more ‘ambition’ in higher education.
The purpose of student survey feedback should be student success
For student survey feedback to create the most value it needs to be treated as a system.
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Weekly Round Up - 12/06/2026
A look back at the last week in education, a peek at what's coming up, plus lots of other bits and...
Education Eye - 12 June 2026
Steve Besley's Education Eye: week ending 12 June 2026
Welcome to Education Eye, a regular update detailing the policies and stories happening in UK education, compiled by Steve Besley.
What's happened this week?
Important stories across the board:
The top...
Britain doesn't need fewer graduates, it needs better ones
On Monday, a new Policy Exchange report added to the ever-growing pile of literature and comment about whether too many young people are going to university.
A pre‑populist moment for higher education? Reading beyond the headlines of the British Social Attitudes Survey
The latest findings from the British Social Attitudes Survey have quickly captured attention across the higher education sector.
New polling on universities
Public First conducted an online anonymous poll of 500 UK organisational decision-makers between the 1st and 13th April 2026.
Being and becoming human: a decolonising and transcolonial curriculum
What if a curriculum was organised not around subjects, but around the full range of human activities and possibilities?