Primary
Wednesday
Baseline 2021: Roll-out extended as opposition mounts
Exclusive: Critics call timing of announcement ‘extraordinary’ as momentum grows for primary assessment review
Pause primary tests so pupils can catch up, DfE told
Only 4 per cent of primary leaders think Sats preparation should be part of Covid recovery plan, poll suggests
Monday
Primary schools ‘kept guessing’ over £320m PE fund
Headteachers say DfE’s ‘non-committal’ response on whether sports fund will continue next year is ‘badly judged’
Banned: Teacher who sexually abused children
A teacher convicted of sexual offences against primary pupils has been banned permanently from the profession
Friday
Baseline 2021: 64% primary leaders want to scrap tests
Heads and teachers urged to sign open letter to Gavin Williamson calling for cancellation of new Reception Baseline Assessment
‘Most primary schools ‘don’t offer collective worship’
In a poll, 1,400 teachers reveal how their schools are in breach of DfE ‘duty’ to provide daily collective worship
