Call for local education partnerships to fill ‘policy vacuum’ left by trusts Local groups of schools are ‘providing the missing link’ in a ‘fragmented’ system, say ex-ed sec and Ofsted chair, as ministers mull school groups plan
A curriculum without a (skills) passport can鈥檛 take off The government is committed to enrichment for pupils, but if it鈥檚 not measured, it鈥檚 not valued, says Peter Swallow. A visit to a school provided the solution
What next after RE鈥檚 鈥榟istoric鈥� moment? Ending local authority control of the RE syllabus and bringing it into the national curriculum means our sector can re-energise the subject, says Sarah Lane Cawte
Safeguarding risk data missing from councils’ home education records Dozens of LAs hold no data on at-home kids potentially at risk, suggesting councils ill-prepared for new duties
Suspension rates fall for first time since Covid lockdown Exclusion rates for last Autumn also fell to pre-pandemic levels
Leaders should feel ‘energised, not anxious’ about Ofsted changes, says Oliver Chief inspector says he wants heads to feel ‘comfortable and motivated by the changes’
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Progress 8: A third of pupils’ GCSE entries don’t fit reformed measure Changes will make ‘little difference’ to scores but likely to affect qualification entries, finds Datalab analysis
Question level analysis is a waste of your time鈥� so stop When used correctly data can help inform important school decisions, but there is always a danger one reads too much into the numbers