Thursday
Fund schools to keep classrooms cool, leaders tell government
Capital funding is needed to make schools climate-proof following this summer’s record heatwaves, a school leaders’ union warns
KS2 Sats: Disadvantage gap rises to highest level in 4 years
The disadvantage-related attainment gap has only been higher in three years since 2010-11, while today’s DfE data also shows that girls continue to outperform boys
9 in 10 secondaries financially ‘worse off’ than in 2010
Coalition of teaching and school leader unions says schools would need an extra £4.5 billion a year to restore funding to 2010 levels
How we drove a huge increase in our GLD score in 3 years
A primary school leader outlines how a thorough redesign of its nursery site and more staff training had a huge impact on good level of development outcomes
Early years experts demand ‘urgent review’ of RBA
The Reception Baseline Assessment contradicts the government’s own screen-time guidance for young children, says letter to education secretary
Wednesday
DfE apologises to primary heads for prior attainment error
Schools are advised that progress scores will not be affected, but heads voice fears about ‘additional stress and workload’
Quarter of schools cannot afford teacher pay rise, union warns
NASUWT urges the government to increase education spending to at least 6 per cent of GDP, saying that schools will be forced to cut jobs
Schools risk ‘financial millstone’ from DfE solar deals
Schools warned against entering potentially decades-long private financing agreements
Tuesday
Pisa: scores rise in science but flatten in maths and reading
DfE hails ‘strong’ results for England in international tests, but makes the case for change
Where will Mission Coastal go next?
Tes looks at which coastal areas could follow Hastings and Scarborough in the government’s school improvement scheme
