Key stage 2 SATS: 59% achieve 鈥榚xpected standard鈥� as maths and writing plunge Results drop to lowest levels since 2016 after Covid disruption, but silver lining as reading improves
‘Shambles’: Heads wait hours for SATs results as Capita portal crashes Leaders waiting since 7.30am say delays ‘completely unacceptable’, as national statistics website also goes down
Scaled scores for 2022 key stage 2 SATs announced DfE publishes marks pupils need to meet the ‘expected’ standard
Zahawi: Teachers won’t want to strike after pupils’ Covid ‘damage’ Education secretary faces questions over proposed below-inflation pay rises
We can’t let slow internet speeds stifle learning The government plans to give up to 3,000 more primary schools access to gigabit-capable broadband
DfE monitors staff after edict to return to the office Senior civil servants will be able to see which employees haven’t attended an office for 30 days
‘Not enough supply staff’ to plug teacher strike gaps, warn agencies Agencies question proposed new laws letting temporary workers fill in for striking staff
We’ve heard schools bill fears, but our end goal is unchanged Minister insists she doesn’t want to ‘micro-manage academies’, but new intervention powers are necessary
Zahawi guts his own schools bill in humiliating climbdown The controversial new powers – including academy standards – will be revisited once a regulation review has concluded