Primary

Thursday

17th Jun 2021

Big 5.1% drop in number of new primary pupils for 2021
Falling birth rate and late applications given as possible reasons for the missing 31K new primary pupils

Tuesday

1st Jun 2021

No ban for head who changed pupils’ SPaG test answers
Misconduct panel found a strong public interest in retaining ex-head in teaching, despite his ‘dishonest’ actions

Wednesday

19th May 2021

Revealed: ‘Alarming’ pupil sex misconduct in primaries
EXCLUSIVE: Survey reveals ‘huge amounts of sexualised language’ and girls feeling ‘judged’, as 1/3 primary staff report pupil misconduct

Tuesday

11th May 2021

Ofsted reveals concerns over primary school geography
Inspectorate warns that almost half of the schools it focused on last year were not meeting the national curriculum

Friday

7th May 2021

Exclusive: Delay baseline tests until 2022, say peers
Lords committee calls for ‘flexibility’ for schools to postpone the introduction of baseline assessment to spring term

Wednesday

28th Apr 2021

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

Tuesday

27th Apr 2021

Covid leaves Reception pupils struggling, teachers warn
Nearly all schools involved in new Covid impact study report children are struggling with language and communication

Wednesday

21st Apr 2021

‘Imperative’ to compensate for Erasmus loss
Erasmus played ‘massively important role’ in creating confident languages teachers, warn linguists

Monday

19th Apr 2021

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

16th Apr 2021

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