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Pupils falling behind to get help in English and maths – Schools White Paper

All pupils in England at risk of falling behind will be offered targeted support, the Government announced on Monday. In the long-awaited Schools White Paper, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has set out his vision for schools over the next decade, ...

28 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Raising average GCSE scores will ‘disadvantage the disadvantaged’ – Lord Baker

One of the architects of GCSEs has criticised Government plans in the Schools White Paper, published on Monday, to raise the average GCSE score in maths and English from 4.5 to 5 by 2030. The White Paper said pupils who were falling behind in maths ...

30 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Focus on poorer pupils removed as National Tutoring Programme target

The removal of a target to help disadvantaged pupils from the National Tutoring Programme is “outrageous” and “cynical”, a social mobility expert has said. In an email sent to school leaders and tuition partners seen by the PA news agency, the NTP ...

02 Mar 2022 at 16:55

Government has more work to do to ensure families secure quality childcare – MPs

The Government has more work to do to address “structural problems” in the early years system to ensure families benefit from high-quality affordable childcare under its reforms, MPs have said. Plans to expand the number of subsidised childcare ...

26 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Report finds system-wide failings damage the education of children in care

System-wide failings are damaging the educational outcomes of children in care, according to a new report. The Commons’ education committee report finds that looked-after children are receiving an “unacceptable” education, with only 7.2% of ...

07 Jul 2022 at 23:00

Government rejects Labour bid to create register for children absent from school

Labour’s bid to legislate for a register of children absent from school has been rejected by the Government. Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson said it is a “national scandal” that so many children are not in school, adding that ...

23 Jan 2024 at 18:27

Nearly two-thirds of heads lack confidence in flagship tutoring programme

Nearly two-thirds of school leaders say they lack confidence in the Government’s flagship tutoring scheme or are unsure about its ability to deliver positive impacts for their pupils over the long term. In a survey of over 1,000 ...

14 Feb 2022 at 13:55

Teacher shortages risk ‘decline in standards’ for school pupils, MPs warned

A decline in education standards could occur as schools struggle to cover classes with specialist teachers amid recruitment and retention challenges, MPs have been told. Schools are increasingly having to rely on cover staff ...

20 Jun 2023 at 14:22

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Government has more work to do to ensure families secure quality childcare – MPs

26 Jul 2023 at 08:55

Councils to maintain register of home educated children under proposed law

Local authorities will be obligated to maintain a register of children who are home educated under a proposed law supported by MPs. Conservative MP Flick Drummond’s Children Not in School Bill received an unopposed second ...

15 Mar 2024 at 15:51

VAT on private schools would put more pressure on state sector, Tory MP says

Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to impose VAT on private schools will put more pressure on the state education sector, a Conservative MP has argued. The Prime Minister has previously denied the assertion, pointing to research ...

23 Jul 2024 at 17:30

Inequalities in special needs diagnoses is a ‘silent scandal’, Matt Hancock says

Inequalities in accessing a special needs diagnosis is a “silent scandal” which needs to be dealt with, former health secretary Matt Hancock has said. The Independent MP argued there is “an unjust allocation of ...

11 Jan 2024 at 16:09

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