Oct 23 2026 | News
Narrowing of curriculum can be avoided, IPPR argues A think tank is calling for both an overhaul of key stage 2 (KS2) SATs in the short term, and for the assessments to be replaced by a system of random sampling across year groups in the longer term. In their report...
Oct 23 2026 | News
All 27 recommendations to be implemented An independent review has found that antisemitism is a significant and growing challenge for the education sector, with Jewish pupils, students and staff experiencing antisemitic abuse, harassment and discrimination in schools...
Oct 16 2026 | News
Powell pledges equal status with reading and writing Education secretary Lucy Powell has said that the government will be ‘hardwiring oracy’ into the revised national curriculum, as she revealed that it will be given equal status with reading and writing. Speaking to...
Oct 16 2026 | News
Third union says it has lost confidence in inspectorate’s leadership Three education sector unions have now called for the chief Inspector of Ofsted, Sir Martyn Oliver, to step down. On 15 October the NAHT school leaders’ union became the latest, and the third in the...
Oct 9 2026 | News
Growth running ahead of government projections A think tank has warned that the government’s proposed reforms to the SEND system could be at risk from a rush to secure Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) before the changes kick in. The warning comes in the first...
Oct 9 2026 | News
Proposal to introduce political impartiality obligations Laura Trott, the shadow education secretary, has used her speech to the Conservative party conference to accuse some teachers of ‘brainwashing’ children, and said they would face tighter rules on political...
