Primary

Wednesday

17th May 2023

Could uni students boost Welsh primary pupils’ literacy?
A pilot mentoring project is due to get underway in Welsh primaries as the government comes under fire for failing to enter Welsh children in the Pirls literacy study
Welsh welcome

Tuesday

16th May 2023

Sats 2023: Gibb to ‘look at’ reading paper that made pupils cry
Schools minister says 85 per cent of pupils had ‘enjoyed’ trials of a Sats reading paper that left children ‘broken’ last week
Nick Gibb
Scottish government urged to deliver on free breakfast pledge
Policy first announced in 2020 to provide free breakfasts in primary and special schools must be enacted this year, says charity
Scottish government urged to deliver on free breakfast pledge

Monday

15th May 2023

Sats 2023: ‘Chaos’ as markers locked out of training
Teachers’ concerns are ‘deeply worrying’ after last year’s Sats marking failures, says union
No access

Friday

12th May 2023

Sats 2023: Test prep should not impact pupil wellbeing, DfE says
Department for Education says Sats tests are ‘designed to be challenging’ and to ‘stretch’ even the most capable amid concern over reading paper
SATs 2023: Test prep should not impact pupil wellbeing, DfE says
Warning over ‘slum’ housing impact on pupil attainment
New research reveals a fifth of families with children under six are living in conditions that negatively impact education attainment and health
Warning over slum housing impact on pupil attainment

Thursday

11th May 2023

Sats 2023: Heads ‘very concerned’ about reading paper
Even school staff were left ‘struggling to understand the questions’ in yesterday’s key stage 2 Sats reading paper, warns the NAHT
Sats 2023: Leaders ‘very concerned’ with reading paper
Sunak given ‘wake-up call’ over maths-to-18 plan
Think tank warns outcomes in primary maths have still not recovered to pre-pandemic levels
PM issued ‘wake up call’ over maths to 18 plan

Wednesday

10th May 2023

Wales: ‘Majority’ of pupils in first three years of school receiving free meals
The next phase of the Welsh universal free meal rollout in primary will begin in September with pupils in Years 3 and 4 benefiting
Wales: ‘Majority’ of pupils in first three years of school receiving free meals

Tuesday

9th May 2023

Sats: Year 6 teacher stress ‘short-lived’
Teacher stress is not a strong reason to abolish Sats, say researchers after study shows that Year 6 teachers’ anxiety levels quickly return to normal after test week
Sats: Year 6 teacher stress ‘short-lived’

Tuesday

2nd May 2023

Coronation: DfE to spend £350k on wildflower seeds
Primary schools will receive more than 200,000 wildflower seed packets to mark King Charles’ coronation
Coronation: DfE to spend £350k on wildflower seeds

Thursday

27th Apr 2023

Sats 2023: Cutting lost papers ‘key priority’ this year, says STA
School leaders warn the problems with last year’s key stage 2 Sats ‘must not be allowed to be repeated’ as STA publishes report less than two weeks before this year’s tests
Sats 2023: Cutting lost papers ‘key priority’ this year, says STA