Primary

Accuracy of baseline assessment questioned in report

12/02/2016 - 09:46

Baseline assessments for four-year-olds are unreliable and can cause disruption in a child’s start to schools, a new report claims.

Exceptional school leaders recognised by Ofsted

11/02/2016 - 16:57

Sir Michael Wilshaw has written letters to three ‘exceptional’ school leaders to congratulate them on their significant improvement in schools.

Four in 10 teachers face violence from pupils, ATL warns

29/01/2016 - 11:25

More than four in 10 teachers and school support staff (43 per cent) have dealt with physical violence from pupils over the past year, according to a survey from the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).

Regional disparities in educational outcomes ‘remain stubborn’, research suggests

12/01/2016 - 11:10

There are large disparities in educational outcomes across different regions in the UK, according to research from the Social Market Foundation (SMF).

Government to introduce new on screen tests for times tables

04/01/2016 - 11:25

11 year-olds will be expected to know their times tables up to 12x12 and will be tested using an on screen test before leaving primary school, under new government plans.