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Wednesday

17th Jun 2026

Falling primary rolls will ‘narrow curriculum’, Lords warned
The government must financially support schools and councils to manage demographic upheaval, hears inquiry into the falling number of pupils in primary schools
Falling rolls will 'narrow curriculum', Lords warned

Thursday

11th Jun 2026

Sats marking scheme ‘trying to catch children out’, heads warn
School leaders’ union calls on the Standards and Testing Agency to abandon its ‘rigid’ approach to marking and reward children for demonstrating understanding
KS2 reading test mark scheme
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Tuesday

26th May 2026

Heads welcome falling rolls inquiry
Union leader calls for steps to protect staffing levels as schools face falling rolls driven by birth rates and cost-of-living crisis
Headteachers' leaders have welcomed the launch of an inquiry into falling school rolls.

Wednesday

20th May 2026

Revealed: the trickiest times-table question faced in schools
Findings come shortly before the statutory multiplication tables check opens for schools’ Year 4 pupils
times tables

Tuesday

10th Mar 2026

Allegations of cheating in primary tests up by a fifth in 2 years
Number of investigations into ‘maladministration’ reaches highest level since Covid, despite the Reception baseline assessment no longer being monitored
End of KS2 exams

Friday

6th Mar 2026

Primary libraries pledge includes converted cloakrooms and corridors
Treasury has committed to ensuring that every primary school has a library by 2029, but these facilities could include former ‘storage spaces’, Tes can reveal
Libraries in schools
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Friday

6th Feb 2026

Can citizenship be squeezed into a ‘bursting’ primary curriculum?
Citizenship education is to become mandatory in primary schools. But how realistic is it to expect schools to fit a subject ranging from law to finances and media literacy into an already-busy timetable?
Montage of pupil thinking about law

Monday

2nd Feb 2026

Minister does not commit to transport for school breakfast clubs
In response to fears about pupils being denied access to free school breakfast clubs, early education minister Olivia Bailey would not be drawn on the likelihood of a policy change
Olivia Bailey

Friday

16th Jan 2026

Don’t deny special schools new libraries, government told
The government has committed to ensuring that all primary schools have a library by 2029 – but it has not confirmed whether special schools are included
Libraries in schools
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Friday

19th Dec 2025

Sats scores are still below pre-Covid levels - is this the reason why?
While overall Sats scores have been creeping upwards, a significant – and growing – minority of children are deemed unable to sit the tests. Cerys Turner uncovers the reasons behind a widening gap in KS2 assessment
KS2 Sats: How many children are not taking the tests?
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Thursday

20th Nov 2025

Year 4 pupils continue to improve in times tables check
Average attainment in the multiplication tables check has risen, and 37 per cent of pupils are now getting full marks
times tables

Friday

10th Oct 2025

Schools contact parents after book links lead to adult website
Schools were forced to send out warnings today after children’s books contained hijacked links to pornographic material
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