Quarter of schools missing one-hour music target Expectation was introduced in September as part of the government鈥檚 national plan for music
DfE ‘actively looking’ at reforms to 拢10k special schools place funding Deputy director Tom Goldman tells conference funding should ‘probably’ change over time
Ofsted to explore how AI can help it make ‘better decisions’ Exams regulator Ofqual also publishes AI strategy, revealing ‘modest numbers’ of coursework malpractice
Primaries fail to opt out of SATs 鈥� but say they won鈥檛 be testing FOI data reveals just 7 per cent of primary schools opted out of receiving KS1 papers
Oak CEO hunt surpasses a year Vacancy for 拢120k-a-year role remains unfilled 12 months since applications closed
Progress 8 pause: Heads call for wider review But some heads have warned the sector could creep back to GCSE pass grades being the accountability ‘king’
No school progress measure for next two years The Department for Education had explored alternative options, but concluded there is ‘no replacement’ for progress 8 measure
Calls for review of ‘undervalued’ climate education A third of secondary teachers did not believe they spent enough time teaching about climate change
NFER: MATs should create ‘director of SEND’ role SEND leaders are playing a ‘crucial role’ in fostering collaboration and assisting individual schools, researchers find