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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

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 ...

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 ...

30 Mar 2022 at 13:25

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

Ensuring there is enough staff to expand childcare is a challenge, says minister

Ensuring that nurseries and childminders have enough staff to expand free childcare for families is a “challenge”, an education minister has suggested. Claire Coutinho acknowledged that “lots of childminders have left” the ...

09 May 2023 at 13:58

Pupils more likely to miss school on Fridays since the pandemic, MPs told

Pupils have been missing school on Fridays since the pandemic because their parents are at home, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said. Dame Rachel de Souza told the Commons Education Select Committee that ...

07 Mar 2023 at 16:49

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 ...

26 Jul 2023 at 00:01

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

26 Jul 2023 at 08:55

More nurseries and childminders likely to close due to cost pressures, MPs told

More nurseries and childminders are likely to close their doors due to cost pressures and staff shortages, childcare leaders have warned. Childminders and nursery staff are leaving the sector as the ...

21 Feb 2023 at 16:34

Schools sending personalised texts to parents ‘could help tackle truancy crisis’

Schools could send more personalised text messages to parents of absent pupils to help tackle the national truancy “crisis”, a social mobility expert has said. Lee Elliot Major, professor of social ...

20 Feb 2023 at 15:53

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 ...

20 Jun 2023 at 14:22

DfE should establish national standards for Send provision, MPs say

The Department for Education (DfE) should establish national standards for baseline special educational needs and disabilities (Send) provision in education, MPs have said. The Commons ...

18 Sept 2025 at 10:10

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