Primary

Wednesday

25th Sep 2024

Schools with lower Ofsted ratings hit harder by falling rolls
The problem of falling pupil rolls is not being felt equally across the primary school sector, according to new NFER analysis
Schools with lower Ofsted ratings hit harder by falling rolls

Monday

23rd Sep 2024

Schools invited to pilot Labour’s breakfast club plan
The DfE has said that the scheme will ‘test and learn what works’ ahead of a national rollout
Schools invited to pilot Labour’s breakfast club plan

Friday

13th Sep 2024

Primary heads’ body opposes funding of week-long residentials for all
AHDS says £34m estimated in residential outdoor education bill should go instead to ASN, while education directors question whether proposals have been properly costed
Primary heads' body opposes funding of week-long residentials for all

Wednesday

11th Sep 2024

Call for U-turn over free meals in primary schools
MSPs back a parliamentary motion calling for all primary pupils in Scotland to receive free school meals ‘as promised’
Call for U-turn over free meals in primary schools

Tuesday

10th Sep 2024

KS2 Sats 2024: disadvantage gap still bigger than before Covid
The latest statistics on this year’s Year 6 tests also reveal improved attainment for pupils with SEND
KS2 Sats 2024: disadvantage gap still bigger than before Covid

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
A telephone

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
Exit sign

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
Exclusive

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’