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19 April 2026

Author: Samantha Booth

‘Policy not politics’: New Ofqual boss attempts to play down independence fears

Dr Jo Saxton has said she would “absolutely speak out” as Ofqual boss if she felt any government decisions were going to “undermine the interests” of students after being quizzed over her independence by MPs today. Education secretary Gavin Williamson named Saxton, his policy adviser and a former academy trust boss, as his preferred candidate […]

Reveal 2022 exams plan by September at the latest, government told

Pressure is growing on the government to publish its 2022 exams plan as new analysis by Labour found year 10 pupils have missed on average one in four days of school this year. Last month, education secretary Gavin Williamson told MPs they were looking at a “similar set of measures” for 2022 as those proposed […]

Only a tenth of school leaders set to get mental health support

Only 10 per cent of school leaders look set to get mental health support, despite a previous promise to make the new government scheme available to all. The Department for Education is looking to award a £760,000 contract for an 18-month package of wellbeing support from autumn this year. The tender says the programme must […]

Katharine Birbalsingh in contention to be government’s new social mobility tsar

Headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh is a leading contender to be the government’s new social mobility commissioner, Schools Week has learned. The founder of Michaela Community School, a free school in north-west London, has applied to lead the commission. It is thought that Birbalsingh is on the shortlist alongside several others, but the recruitment process is ongoing. […]

DfE: Schools may need to change curriculum ‘substantially’ to help kids catch-up

Schools may need to modify their curriculum “substantially” as part of their efforts to help children catch-up following lockdown learning losses. The Department for Education has today published non-statutory guidance for schools on “teaching a broad and balanced curriculum for education recovery”. DfE says schools should continue to teach a broad and balance curriculum in […]

The 拢579m school-led tutoring fund: what you need to know

The Department for Education has publicised more details on how much schools will receive for school-led tutoring next year. As part of the widely criticised June £1.4 billion recovery package, the DfE announced £579 million for schools to develop local tutoring provision with new or existing school staff. The funding runs alongside the National Tutoring […]

Gavin Williamson ignores pleas to correct his tutoring scale claims

Labour will accuse Gavin Williamson of breaching the ministerial code if he does not correct his “error” over the scale of the tutoring programme. Williamson has refused to correct his claim last week that the government’s flagship tutoring programme would reach “six million pupils”. The department confirmed to Schools Week the pledge was for “six […]

Sector ‘in limbo’ as third SEND review deadline passes

The government has failed to meet its third deadline to publish the long-delayed SEND review, leaving the sector “in limbo” again. Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, promised the landmark review in September 2019, following mounting concerns of a “postcode lottery” of special needs support in England. But nearly two years on and no review has […]