AQA look at 鈥楧uolingo-style鈥� test for GCSE resitters It follows calls from school leaders’ union ASCL for a ‘passport’ in maths and English
鈥楨nough is enough鈥�: Special schools’ devastating budgets revealed聽 Nearly nine in ten special schools are forecasting a budget deficit over the next two years
Tax agency assessors to run school capacity checks Officials confirm visits in secondary and special schools will run from July for two years
Avoid costly survey on 鈥榗rumbly concrete鈥�, DfE tells schools It comes as ministers appear to row back on publishing responses on how many schools have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete
DfE delays report to 鈥榟ide evidence鈥� of funding woes Letter sent to MPs on teacher strike day in April reveals requested evidence has been pushed back to September
SATs reading paper wasn’t too difficult, says DfE Government is ‘confident’ the controversial paper was ‘set to an appropriate level of difficulty’
Capita pulls out of flagship early career framework The outsourcing company won’t be taking on new teachers from next academic year
Critically ill teens unable to sit exams can now get grades Disabled pupils, such as those with cancer, who can’t sit exams can now get their grades after campaign by families
Exams: Some schools ‘unnecessarily’ doing too many ‘plan B’ tests ‘Small number’ of schools have ‘created a large number of new and additional mock exams and assessments’