DfE

From the Reception Baseline Assessment to KS2 Sats, primary pupils take a range of assessments. Here’s what each involves, why it exists and how results compare nationally

With nearly one in 10 secondary teachers saying that phone use disrupted their most recent lesson, will the government’s planned legal change on phones in schools help?

Music, physics and RE among the subjects that will see the biggest reductions in trainee ‘need’ for 2026-27, while there is also a large fall for the primary sector, DfE figures show

Independent review finds that lobbying groups did not influence the school or trust in the decision to postpone a Jewish MP’s visit last year

The DfE has not given schools enough support to manage the risks associated with falling pupil rolls, National Audit Office warns

SEND and curriculum reforms create ‘significant’ workload that necessitates more Inset days, states motion to NAHT annual conference

Announcement comes just days after education minister Olivia Bailey told MPs that the problem of phones in schools was ‘already solved’

Charity calls on government to improve training and support plans for pupils with DLD

Overwhelming majority of teacher members who voted in indicative ballot reject three-year pay recommendation and indicate support for taking action, but turnout was less than 50 per cent

Education services provider Etio will work alongside ImpactEd to develop a best practice review and toolkit to help tackle pupil behaviour

In an exclusive interview, the chief executive of the Teacher Development Trust questions the government’s plan for a new teacher-training entitlement and its decision to fund only three years of SEND training

The regional co-chairs will lead schools and trusts to share good practice on what works in early secondary school