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The extent to which Covid learning loss is still affecting primary pupils in maths has been revealed by new research, which suggests that schools will be focused on education recovery in the subject for years to come

While it is understandable that Ofqual wants to return to ‘normal’ GCSE exams next year, there is a risk that those students whose learning suffered the most during Covid will be the ones most severely impacted, warns the EPI’s Jon Andrews

Instead, it’s time for the government to focus action on outcomes for individual schools

It may be too early to measure the true impact of free schools, but we do know that at the moment, they aren’t attracting a significant number of disadvantaged pupils, writes an EPI researcher

The recruitment crisis, funding cuts and rocketing pupil numbers are all very real problems for London’s schools, writes one researcher

The government’s plans to expand faith schools will be counter-productive, research published this morning suggests