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Only 1 in 6 SEND area inspections gets positive outcome
Majority of inspections published in 2026 show pupils with SEND face inconsistent experiences, with some reports containing warnings over lack of inclusion in schools
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Teachers to decide on call for Ofsted to be abolished
Members of Britain’s largest teaching union will vote on motion to abolish schools inspectorate at conference next month
Scottish election 2021: The parties’ education policies
We look at the parties' education promises on the first day of campaigning as the country prepares to vote on 6 May
Child poverty was rising before Covid, figures show
Behind the latest data are children whose education is diminished and life chances cut short, warn campaigners
Revealed: Why schools didn’t get their laptops in time
Global supply constraints 'governed' the fact the DfE couldn't distribute devices as quickly as hoped, top civil servant says
Ex-teachers and TAs may be needed as catch-up tutors
Recruiting tutors for the National Tutoring Programme is a ‘challenge’ and teaching assistants and former teachers may be needed, admits DfE
No minimum experience required for teacher mentors
Early Career Framework guidance does not specify experience needed to be a mentor – despite warning from review leader
Pay teachers a minimum of £30,000, say Lib Dems
Teacher pay is at forefront of the Liberal Democrat campaign launch for the 6 May Scottish Parliament election
GCSEs 2021: Will grading teachers ‘play by the rules’?
Williamson warned that teachers may overcompensate for 2020 grading parsimony if they feel their students lost out last year
‘Keep masks in schools until scientists say otherwise’
Union doesn’t want masks worn in schools until end of academic year but says there’s no data yet to say it’s safe to remove them
GCSEs 2021: ‘Wild West chaos’ among 5 grading fears
Influential committee of MPs writes to Gavin Williamson outlining major concerns about this year's GCSEs and A levels
GCSEs 2021: Teachers to be ‘lambasted’ over grading
‘Entirely unethical’ for government to be ‘hiding behind’ teachers, who will take blame for A-level and GCSE grade inflation, warns NEU
Covid plays role in ‘unexpectedly large’ NEU surplus
Union reports £5.4m cash surplus – instead of a predicted deficit – thanks to membership rise and Covid-related savings
Exclusive: NEU’s ‘early exit’ from Edenred perks deal
Union to end contract in which controversial free school meal vouchers provider runs 'exclusive package' for members
Warning more schools could close due to false positives
Academic says review of data shows lateral flow tests only correctly identify 58 per cent of asymptomatic cases
SEND: Schools ‘forced to pick up pieces’ during Covid
Some pupils refused school places on the basis of risk assessments conducted without their family's input, says MPs
‘Slow’ attainment gap progress dominates FMQs
Tory leader Ruth Davidson also criticises education secretary's 'catch-up' comments during First Minister's Questions
GCSEs 2021: ‘Inappropriate’ private tutor help warning
Work used as evidence for A-level and GCSE grades that does not seem 'authentic' will be investigated by exam boards
DfE criticised for promoting debunked learning styles
Newsletter citing visual, auditory and kinaesthetic learning styles mocked by DfE's own behaviour tsar
GCSEs: Guard teachers from grades pressure, says Ofqual
Schools told to protect teachers from students, parents or carers asking for grades 'higher than the evidence supports'
GCSEs 2021: No change in grades standard, teachers told
Teachers should award GCSE and A-level grades in 2021 based on the same standard as previous years, Ofqual confirms
Swinney ‘nervous’ about ‘concept of catch-up’
Pupils have ‘actually learned a great deal' during the Covid lockdown, says Scotland’s education secretary
Are these education’s priorities for next five years?
Education committee sets out to-do list as Scottish Parliament five-year session closes before 6 May election
Secondaries ‘completely reject’ school-based appeals
Headteachers also accuse SQA of posing leading questions in appeals consultation due to end on Friday
Increase testing as GCSEs ‘fallback’, says exam board
More testing would provide evidence in case students are unable to sit an exam, says Cambridge Assessment director