Change the Prescription: Update
England’s systems to support children with additional needs are out of control, while failing those they were designed to protect.
AQA to develop and award new V Levels, Foundation Certificates and Occupational Certificates
AQA has set out its plans to develop and award new V Levels and Level 2 Certificates, supporting the next phase of post-16 education reform.
More leading researchers brought to the UK, while Horizon Europe performance strengthens in 2024
The UK is cementing its status as a global magnet for cutting-edge scientific research, with a cohort of ten leading researchers set to take up new roles supported by the Global Talent Fund.
Boosting UK participation in Horizon Europe
New Horizon Europe participation statistics from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) published today (Friday 5 June) show that in 2024, researchers and innovators in the UK won €994m in funding to support R&D in everything from global health to low...
Glamorgan teachers speak out
Teachers at Llantwit Major High School are speaking out following a contentious email sent to parents by the school’s headteacher. NASUWT has been taking industrial action at Llantwit Major High School since March over concerns about teachers’ welfare and workload.
M&S launches new traineeship for 1,000 young people
Marks and Spencer is launching a new training scheme for young people trying to get on the career ladder in a bid to tackle the "growing youth unemployment challenge".
Gear change needed but universities are still engines of social mobility
Dr Omar Khan reflects on the growing scepticism about the value of higher education, arguing that while degrees still improve outcomes, action is needed to reduce costs, close equality gaps and better explain universities’ wider social value.
Child poverty should be a 'priority from day one', say young people
Young people want the Scottish Government to make tackling child poverty a “priority from day one”, according to a new poll.
Local areas prepare new Experts at Hand teams
More children and young people with SEND will get specialist support without needing a diagnosis, as the government begins rolling out a new Experts at Hand service across England backed by new £1.8 billion investment.
Lords debates welfare reforms and youth unemployment
On Thursday 11 June, members of the House of Lords will debate welfare reforms and youth unemployment.
Experts at Hand: Everything you need to know
We're making it easier for children to get specialist support in schools, early years and post-16 settings.
Parent complaints ‘contributing to school staff quitting’
Research comes amid a rise in the volume and complexity of complaints faced by schools, including an increase in AI-written grievances.
Ofqual ‘closely monitoring’ A-level maths paper that sparked petition
Around 23,000 people have signed a petition calling for ‘unusally difficult’ exam to be reviewed, but Pearson Edexcel says the paper was ‘rigorously checked’.
Experts at Hand guidance calls for ‘innovative’ staff deployment
DfE advice seeks to allay fears that severe shortages of staff such as educational psychologists will put the brakes on its Experts at Hand service, on same day as it reveals members of key SEND panel.
Extra in-service days promised by new Scottish education secretary
EIS teaching union sees more in-service days as crucial in helping teachers to adapt to the Curriculum Improvement Cycle.
'Indefinite' strike by Goldsmiths staff over cuts
Staff at Goldsmiths, University of London, are taking "indefinite" strike action in a row over potential cuts and job losses.
Experts at hand SEND support should be ‘time limited’, says guidance
A scheme aimed at providing more external support for pupils with SEND in mainstream schools should see “time limited” support from experts, new government guidance has said.
New post-16 SEND inclusion cash revealed
Colleges and training providers will receive a share of £73 million next month from the first year of the government’s inclusive mainstream fund.
School based nurseries 'far more likely' than PVI providers to receive an Ofsted ‘needs attention’ grade
An investigation by National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) suggests that far more schools with early years provision are receiving ‘needs attention’ grades, than private or voluntary settings.
Ofsted to include safer sleep in inspections – early years minister Olivia Bailey
Ofsted will now consider safe sleep practices as a routine part of inspection, alongside an update to safe sleep requirements in the early years curriculum from September.