Using technology to improve the effectiveness of public services
The Department for Education (DfE) have developed software to sort thousands of emails, reducing the time taken to communicate with the public.
Updated: Thu Sep 21 2023
How our school is managing teacher workload
In this blog post teachers at Westminster Primary School in Bradford share how they've reduced workload and improved teacher wellbeing through using the workload reduction toolkit. Culture eats strategy for breakfast. It's really important that managing workload in school isn't ...
Updated: Wed Sep 20 2023
Transformative student finance bill becomes law
The Lifelong Learning Bill becomes law, paving the way for a radical transformation of the student finance system.
Updated: Wed Sep 20 2023
How we are transforming student finance with the Lifelong Learning Entitlement
Getting an education doesn't stop when you leave school. We want to make sure people have the opportunity to learn, upskill and retrain over the course of their lifetime with our Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) plan. Under the plans, people looking to ...
Updated: Tue Sep 19 2023
Updated List of Education Settings with RAAC
An updated list of education settings with confirmed Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete.
Updated: Tue Sep 19 2023
A 360 overview of our Pupil Premium Strategy
Jane Elsworth, the director and deputy headteacher of Huntington Research School, along with her colleague Julie Kettlewell, the assistant director and assistant headteacher, give us a full breakdown of their Pupil Premium strategy from start to finish. Our ways of ...
Updated: Mon Sep 18 2023
New taskforce to tackle teacher workload
Government announces membership of taskforce working towards reducing teacher and leader workload, alongside support to embed flexible working.
Updated: Mon Sep 18 2023
More pupils of all ages to study languages
15 hubs selected as part of new programme to boost languages in schools across the country
Updated: Thu Sep 14 2023
My experience of using Get help buying for schools to buy cleaning services for my school
In this blog post, Zoe Allcott, Business Manager at Thrive Education Partnership, shares her experience of using the Get help buying for schools service, including the level of support she received and how the service has helped her to upskill.
Updated: Tue Sep 12 2023
How we're safeguarding students and learners from radicalisation
Education settings play an important role in keeping young people safe from different forms of harm, including from substance abuse, gangs, neglect and sexual exploitation. All schools and registered childcare providers are required to help prevent the risk of people ...
Updated: Thu Sep 07 2023
List of education settings with confirmed RAAC published
As of today, fewer than 1% of all education settings have confirmed cases of RAAC.
Updated: Wed Sep 06 2023
Education Secretary addresses Parliament on RAAC in education settings
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan yesterday delivered an oral statement to MPs on new guidance on reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in education settings.
Updated: Tue Sep 05 2023
Childcare settings receive cash boost as funding rates increase
Nurseries and childminders across the country will be paid more from today for every government-funded hour they provide to parents.
Updated: Fri Sep 01 2023
New guidance for schools impacted by RAAC
New guidance for education settings advises that any space or area with confirmed RAAC should no longer be open without mitigations in place.
Updated: Fri Sep 01 2023
New guidance for schools impacted by RAAC
New guidance for education settings advises that any space or area with confirmed RAAC should no longer be open without mitigations in place
Updated: Fri Sep 01 2023
GCSE results day 2023: Your questions answered
Over 640,000 16-year-olds across England will today have picked up their GCSE results. Here, we answer some of your questions. Why are grades lower this year compared to 2022? This year, GCSE grading is largely returning to normal in line ...
Updated: Thu Aug 24 2023
GCSE results day: What to do if you didn't get the grades you were expecting
Pupils across the country will have found out their GCSE results today. Exams and grading return to normal this year, meaning grades have only been determined by the number of marks achieved in your assessments. For students moving on to ...
Updated: Thu Aug 24 2023
Results back to pre-pandemic levels as grading returns to normal
Top grades and standard passes in line with 2019, as part of the final step back to normal grading.
Updated: Thu Aug 24 2023
Vaccines for students: how to get up to date
Research shows that around 1 in 8 new students starting university or college this year are unprotected against 4 deadly types of meningitis capable of causing serious health complications. It's really important that all students make sure they're up to ...
Updated: Thu Aug 24 2023
More support for children with special educational needs
Over a thousand new special school places confirmed, as additional seven special free schools to be built
Updated: Wed Aug 23 2023
Results day 2023: Everything you need to know about A level, AS level and T Level results day
Hundreds of thousands of students across England have now found out what they achieved in their A level, AS level, T Level, and level 3 vocational and technical qualifications. Here, we answer some of your questions. What does the ...
Updated: Wed Aug 23 2023
Pupils in disadvantaged areas to benefit from new free schools
Fifteen new free schools to open in areas where education outcomes are poorest to drive up school standards.
Updated: Tue Aug 22 2023
Minister urges social landlords to open the door to childminders
Minister Coutinho writes to housing associations, social landlords and developers to urge them to allow childminders to work from their rented properties
Updated: Mon Aug 21 2023
Government praises students as grading system returns to normal
Grades this summer are expected to be lower than last year due to the way they were assessed.
Updated: Thu Aug 17 2023
Thousands of pupils secure place at their first-choice university
University acceptances are up on 2019, with 79% getting their first-choice as results return to pre-pandemic levels in an important step back to normal.
Updated: Thu Aug 17 2023