Primary

Primary headteachers say P1 literacy and numeracy standardised assessments are ‘time consuming and onerous’, and interfere with play-based approaches

New NFER research tracking young pupils’ outcomes since the pandemic shows a clear need for schools to target catch-up efforts at the two groups hit hardest

The disadvantage gap is still wider than before the pandemic despite the recovery of some learning lost during Covid, NFER research shows

Rising numbers of pupils with SEND are missing out on ‘crucial’ learning and the transition stage by entering school in Year 1 rather than Reception

Scottish primary headteachers are increasingly negative about the role – and most deputes and principal teachers don’t want the job. So, what needs to be done?

The latest key stage 2 Sats data shows how the pandemic has widened the disadvantage gap – and the need for urgent government action

New DfE figures reveal how different groups of pupils performed in this year’s key stage 2 Sats, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with SEND

The Into Headship qualification is mandatory for Scottish headteachers but in primary, new figures show that not enough staff hold the qualification to fill vacancies

Small schools with fewer than 100 pupils are least likely to be in a trust – but are they the very schools most in need of academy support? Dan Worth investigates

Pupils in the final two years of primary in Scotland will have to wait until at least 2026 for universal free school meals, despite an initial target date of August 2022

Critics argue that an overloaded primary curriculum is imposing unsustainable workload on teachers. But is curriculum size really to blame? John Morgan investigates

From this year, all children who would be aged 4 when they start school in Scotland are entitled to an extra year of funded nursery – and early figures suggest that parents are taking advantage