Weekly round-up: ‘Difficult’ Sats defended and teacher strikes
This week’s essential education news and analysis includes the government’s defence of this year’s controversial Sats reading paper, the threat of more strike action this summer and Ofsted’s plan to give schools a better idea of when they will be inspected
Fact check your pay claims, Keegan tells NEU
The biggest teaching union has been told by Gillian Keegan, the education secretary, to refer itself to the UK statistics watchdog over its claims about government funding for the teacher pay offer.
Why this year’s Sats reading paper was so difficult
The key stage 2 Sats reading paper that pupils sat last week led to school leaders calling for testing reform - but what was the problem with the paper? Tes investigates.
DfE: Multi-academy trusts ‘too young’ to face Ofsted
There are no plans to introduce Ofsted inspections of multi-academy trusts because many are “so young and not fully mature”, school system minister Baroness Barran has said.
England placed fourth for reading in global rankings
England has risen to fourth for reading attainment in the 2021 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (Pirls), jumping above countries such as Finland.
Porn and young people: 4 key insights for schools
A new report published by the children’s commissioner reveals the shocking extent of children’s exposure to pornography and the harm it is causing in terms of influencing attitudes and behaviour.