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Thursday

5th Sep 2024

Scottish free meals pledge ditched for upper primary pupils
Pupils in the first five years of primary in Scotland receive free meals but the government has confirmed that the policy will not be delivered in P6-7
Free school meals will not be extended to all primary pupils in Scotland by 2026

Tuesday

20th Aug 2024

New primary science curriculum proposed by experts
Recommendations for the new curriculum include a list of real-life experiences children should have by age 11 to help their science understanding
New primary science curriculum proposed by experts

Tuesday

30th Jul 2024

3 in 4 calls to Sats helpline were unanswered
Standards and Testing Agency admits to lack of transparency over controversial Sats reading paper
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Friday

26th Jul 2024

Covid and cost-of-living trauma ‘driving teacher exodus’
Today’s recruitment and retention problems can be linked to ‘a lack of consistent support for and trust in teachers’ during the pandemic, says report
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Friday

12th Jul 2024

Don’t leave ‘orphan’ schools to languish, trusts urge Labour
The government must ‘urgently’ come up with a plan to support small primary schools at risk of closure because of falling pupil rolls, say trust leaders
Don’t leave ‘orphan’ schools to languish, trusts urge Labour
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Tuesday

9th Jul 2024

Sats results 2024: Slight rise overall
The number of marks needed to pass maths has fallen following this year’s ‘deliberately tricky’ paper
Sats results 2024

Tuesday

25th Jun 2024

IFS: Labour’s breakfast clubs plan risks school ‘mission creep’
The free breakfast clubs pledge is part of a set of measures that could present additional challenges for schools, according to the IFS
IFS: Labour’s breakfast clubs plan risks school ‘mission creep’

Monday

17th Jun 2024

Schools cut trips and activities to tackle pupil poverty
A third of primary schools are now offering a food bank and many staff are using their own money to help struggling families, a charity report shows
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Sunday

9th Jun 2024

Labour: Breakfast clubs plan ‘could cut half a million days of absence’
Labour sets out plan to turn primary school classrooms into 3,300 new nurseries
Labour: Breakfast clubs plan ‘could cut half a million days of absence’

Wednesday

5th Jun 2024

Third of teachers say more pupils coming to school hungry
There has also been an increase in the number of pupils coming into school without adequate clothing, according to a report on the impact of the cost-of-living crisis
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Friday

17th May 2024

Sats 2024: How did pupils find the tests this year?
Concerns were raised over a ‘deliberately tricky’ maths paper, but the reading test was not as difficult as last year’s controversial exam, primary heads report
Sats 2024: How did the tests go this year?

Friday

10th May 2024

Sats: Wellbeing and behaviour warning ahead of tests
Primary school leaders say the pandemic is still impacting Year 6 pupils as they prepare for assessment this term and the transition to secondary school
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