The Curriculum and Assessment Review received a broadly positive reception from across the education sector when it was published last week. The review, carried out by Professor Becky Francis, was welcomed by the government who have now pledged to implement some of...
The education secretary has pledged that every child in England will be learning in classrooms free of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) by the end of this parliament. Bridget Phillipson said that she wanted to see the concrete, which...
Children with special educational needs from low-income families are facing major inequalities in access to support, according to new research by the Sutton Trust. The charity is warning of the ‘double disadvantage’ for children with SEND from poorer families, who are...
There has been a drop in phonics attainment levels for both disadvantaged pupils, and those with SEND, according to new government figures. The latest results from the phonics screening check show 67 per cent of disadvantaged pupils who took the test for the first...
Laura Trott, shadow education secretary, has called for more ‘high-quality’ alternative provision (AP), as she addressed the Conservative party conference in Manchester last week. Praising the work that is done in alternative settings, where staff ‘work with...
Schools across England could face an annual shortfall of £310 million in covering the cost of free school meals (FSM) unless action is taken to reform the national school meals funding system, according to a new report. Earlier this year, the government announced...
