Hundreds of formerly outstanding schools reinspected
Today Ofsted has published a commentary on inspection outcomes for previously exempt outstanding schools reinspected in 2021/22. From...
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- Nov 12
- 3 min
Funding for early years likely to fall by 8% to 2024 as a result of faster-than-expected cost rises
"Early years providers are facing rapidly rising costs that are eroding the value of their budgets." The early years sector in England...
- Oct 14
- 2 min
Bumper £24 million to boost children’s literacy
Primary school pupils to benefit from phonics and literacy teaching thanks to new government funding. More primary school pupils will...
- Oct 7
- 2 min
£20m to improve ALN facilities
The Education Minister Jeremy Miles has announced £20m of funding for local authorities to improve or create inclusive spaces and...
- Sep 23
- 2 min
"Exciting new era for education in Wales”
The Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles, has heralded an “exciting new era” for education in Wales, as he visited a...
- Jul 17
- 2 min
Changes to inspection handbooks for September 2022
Ofsted has today published updated inspection handbooks for all our education remits. This is standard practice to ensure the handbooks...
- Jun 18
- 2 min
Ofsted and CQC launch consultation for new inspection provision framework for children and young peo
A consultation from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission presents a new draft framework for inspecting provision for children and young...
- Jun 11
- 2 min
England opens doors to world’s best teachers
The best teachers from across the world will be supported to work in schools in England from 2023, as part of the government’s commitment...
- May 19
- 2 min
First set of free Jubilee commemoration books arrive in primary schools
Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi presents some of the first ‘Queen Elizabeth: A Platinum Jubilee Celebration’ books to children at Manor...
- May 5
- 1 min
UK to lead the way in climate and sustainability education
The government will confirm its plans to accelerate the rollout of carbon literacy training to support at least one sustainability lead...
- Apr 2
- 2 min
Schools White Paper delivers real action to level up education
Schools White Paper, Opportunity for All, sets out plans to make sure every child can reach the full height of their potential. Any child...
- Mar 22
- 2 min
Flying Start expanded in Wales
In the first phase of the extension of high-quality childcare to all 2-year olds in Wales, the Flying Start programme is being expanded...
- Mar 12
- 2 min
One million tutoring courses
The National Tutoring Programme has reached one million courses since it began, with new measures announced to help support even more...
- Mar 4
- 2 min
What are SRMA's?
SRMAs are practising sector experts such as school business professionals that work collaboratively with schools and trusts, providing...
- Feb 6
- 2 min
Skills, schools and families at the heart of government plans
Education will be at the heart of major new reforms set to give every child and adult the skills they need to fulfil their potential, no...
- Jan 22
- 2 min
Environmental Sustainability to be at the Core of EU Education
The EU Commission recently (14January 2021) published a proposal for a Council Recommendation on learning for environmental...
- Jan 16
- 1 min
300,000 Tutoring Courses Began Last Term
Hundreds of thousands of children across the country benefited from catch up tutoring in the first term of the academic year, new figures...
- Dec 11, 2021
- 1 min
Supercharge Efforts To Improve School Attendance
Leading experts come together to supercharge efforts to improve school attendance The Education Secretary yesterday, Thursday 09...
- Nov 2, 2021
- 2 min
The Importance of Teaching Art to Children
The teaching of art to children can sometimes take a back seat when there are so many other subjects to fit into the timetable. However,...
- Oct 14, 2021
- 1 min
The Importance of School Furniture
School Furniture Trends Revealed In Global Report The IMARC Group, one of the leading market research companies in the world, has...