Pupils to receive GCSE results via new app

From this summer GCSE students will be able to access their results via a new government app. However, pupils will still go into school on results day to meet face-to-face with their teachers and receive their results, with those results then subsequently being...

MAT inspections on the way, as Phillipson stresses accountability

Ofsted inspections of Multi Academy Trusts (MATs) could begin as soon as next year, after education secretary Bridget Phillipson tabled an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would enable them. At the last election the government had...

Teachers and school leaders feature in New Year Honours list

Teachers and leaders from schools and trusts in the region covered by Greensheets featured in this year’s New Year Honours list. William Smith, chief executive officer and founder of the Greenshaw Learning Trust (GLT) was awarded an OBE for services to education. The...

National Year of Reading 2026

The new year sees the official start of the National Year of Reading 2026. This will be the third National Year of Reading, following previous ones in 1998 and 2008, however it is the first in an era of smartphones, streaming and AI. It has been commissioned by the...

On-screen exams move a step closer, but unlikely to be before 2030

On-screen exams are likely to be introduced for some subjects, but not until at least 2030 and not for the most popular subjects. Ofqual, the exams regulator, has launched a consultation on proposals that would allow the 4 exam boards that deliver GCSEs, AS and A...