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Proposed year 8 tests should not be used to measure schools – review chief

The final report of the curriculum and assessment review has recommended introducing new English and maths tests in year 8. Source link

Government announces plan to cut GCSE exam time by up to three hours

The final curriculum review report, commissioned by Labour last year, has recommended exam volume at key stage 4 be reduced by 10%. Source link...

DfE teacher pay rise recommendation ‘extremely disappointing’, union warns

“While the government have, over the last few pay awards, arrested the severe decline in school leader and teacher salaries, there remains much...

Ex-DfE permanent secretary: School system consistently failing poorest pupils

The DfE said it is driving rising standards and tackling disadvantage through its curriculum and assessment review, strengthened accountability, new regional improvement teams,...

Teachers union rejects claim schools are ‘encouraging children to find problems’

Baroness Amanda Spielman said teachers could be ‘unintentionally encouraging children to find things to be unhappy about’. Source link

Government set to introduce compulsory reading test at 13

“There’s nothing to stop future governments publishing them school-by-school, allowing Ofsted to use them or encouraging leaders to focus on them, all of...

Private schools face Ofsted inspection cost hike as Phillipson to axe subsidies

The Education Secretary’s allies said it is ‘unfair’ that taxpayers whose children go to state schools are bankrolling the costs of private schools. Source...

Nearly nine in 10 heads support exploring strike options over Ofsted, union says

The NAHT school leaders’ union said it heard ‘loud and clear’ from members that the plans do not have the support of headteachers. #heads #support...

Campaigner backs Hillsborough Law ‘legacy’ after meeting with Starmer

Margaret Aspinall, whose son James, 18, died at Hillsborough, said she is hopeful the new law ‘will mean no one will ever have...

Campaigners hail Hillsborough Law but warn it must not be watered down

The Government said the new legislation will ‘end the culture of cover-ups’. Source link

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Tom Fletcher hopes for royal visit as Paddington The Musical opens in West End

The McFly star has penned the music and lyrics to the eagerly anticipated stage show, which has its world premiere at the Savoy Theatre...

Man, 32, dies in M4 horror crash after car comes off major motorway

A stretch of the the carriageway was closed for hours after the serious crash left one dead and another gravely injured - Wiltshire Police...
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