Guidance

The latest news, analysis and best-practice advice when it comes to official education guidance coming from the government, inspectorates and governing bodies

Tuesday

22nd Aug 2023

New MAT body plan for national curriculum
The Confederation of School Trusts has put forward plans for a new process for making changes to the national curriculum
New MAT body plan for national curriculum
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Monday

17th Jul 2023

Review of the year: what happened in schools in 2022-23
We take you through 糖心Vlog鈥 biggest stories, most important analyses and most read teaching and learning articles of the past academic year
Review of the Year: what happened in schools in 2022-23

Thursday

13th Jul 2023

Early years: Maths Champions 鈥榗ould help close attainment gap鈥
拢7-per-pupil 鈥楳aths Champions鈥 scheme saw pupils make three months of additional progress in both maths and language development, finds analysis
Early years: Maths Champions 鈥榗ould help close attainment gap鈥

Wednesday

12th Jul 2023

How can we improve education for the visually impaired?
Specialist support for pupils in Scotland with vision impairment is fragmented, so adopting a landmark new framework is crucial, says Michael Craig
How can we improve education for blind and partially sighted young people?

Friday

7th Jul 2023

What the new commissioning guidance fails to fix
There are areas in which the new guidance for the growth of MATs has failed to bring the needed clarity, argues Seamus Murphy
Mona Lisa jigsaw

Thursday

6th Jul 2023

鈥楲abour鈥檚 grand rhetoric lacks credibility due to fiscal caution鈥
Labour鈥檚 plans offer an ambitious vision 鈥 but there is a gap between pledge and policy, explains Sam Freedman
鈥楲abour鈥檚 grand rhetoric lacks credibility due to fiscal caution鈥

Monday

3rd Jul 2023

Walker: Careers education in need of 鈥榬apid evaluation鈥
Better careers education can ensure young children know caregiving jobs are for men and women, says Robin Walker, chair of the Commons Education Select Committee
Robin Walker: Careers education in need of 鈥渞apid evaluation鈥

Thursday

22nd Jun 2023

Detailed reading tests 鈥榥eeded鈥 in secondary
One in five children enters secondary school with reading or vocabulary two years behind expected levels, research shows
Tower of books

Thursday

15th Jun 2023

Weekly round-up: Ofsted changes - all the reaction
This week鈥檚 essential round-up includes the response to Ofsted鈥檚 announcement of changes; plus fears about the government鈥檚 national plan for music and the rise of part-time timetables
Round up
Teacher recruitment warning over online checks
Union says guidance is needed to prevent candidates from being unfairly penalised or discriminated against by schools carrying out online checks
Online check red flag

Tuesday

13th Jun 2023

Language learning in Northern Ireland 鈥榮lowly recovering鈥 from Covid
The popularity of learning languages was hit particularly hard by the pandemic 鈥 but these subjects are now bouncing back in Northern Ireland, a new report shows
Keep your distance

Thursday

8th Jun 2023

Weekly round-up: Ofsted changes and teachers quitting
This week鈥檚 round-up includes the promise of 鈥榠mmediate鈥 changes to Ofsted inspections, the worrying number of teachers leaving the profession, and a KCSIE update
Weekly round-up: Ofsted changes and teachers quitting