Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not The government’s new policies will allow every child to benefit from education, no matter where they live, says Robin Walker
Plans for register of home educated children hang on extra funding Key details – such as how sanctions for non-compliance would work – also still to be ‘worked through’
Ministers should ‘seriously consider’ revoking Randstad’s NTP contract, says Halfon Education committee chair makes major intervention over tutor scheme
Levelling-up white paper: 9 things schools need to know New ‘UK National Academy’ planned to ‘stretch’ children ‘beyond the curriculum’
Swap ‘cliff-edge’ GCSEs for ‘test when ready’, says exams review Independent Assessment Commission says qualifications are ‘inequitable and unreliable’
55 ‘education investment areas’ named for 拢3k teacher retention payments DfE wants 90% of primary pupils to meet ‘expected standard’, but ‘levelling up’ announcement includes no new money
Police won’t investigate DfE Christmas party, but Sue Gray findings withheld Party was allegedly instigated by Gavin Williamson to ‘thank staff’ and attended by Susan Acland-Hood
Ofqual to research impact of advance information to inform ‘future years’ Dr Jo Saxton says the measure was ‘really exciting’
鈥楨pidemic of anxiety鈥�: Special schools feel brunt of Omicron surge Special schools battle higher rates of staff and pupil absence