Using AI to judge student writing “has the potential to revolutionise assessment and decimate workload”, according to the findings of a trial of the...
Handing a peerage to former Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman would be “inappropriate and insensitive”, a group of school leaders has said. Spielman led...
Eye-tracking software to test children’s reading ability has been trialled in schools to identify pupils needing extra support – and even eye tests. Two...
Under-achievement in GCSE English and maths is well documented – and well discussed. But some schools are quietly turning things around for the “forgotten...
Schools are being urged to save up to £750,000 through redundancies, curriculum squeezes and cuts to programmes supporting the poorest pupils as the funding...
Government cost-cutters have ramped up their efficiency drive in schools, recommending more than £400 million of funding cuts last year. And although schools are...
Ministers have axed education investment areas (EIAs), a Conservative levelling-up scheme that funnelled cash into left-behind parts of the country. In 2022, the then...
The education secretary has warned of “significant gaps” in specialist provision for pupils with SEND, as new government data suggests the number of pupils...