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£6m music pilot launched for disadvantaged children

20 September 2024

A £1.5 million-a-year government trial to help disadvantaged children and those with SEND learn to sing or play an instrument has been launched. Revealed in the previous government’s national plan…

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Podcast: Managing behaviour in the primary school

19 September 2024

In this episode three school leaders discuss effective behaviour management strategies and approaches in the primary school, with examples, ideas, and lessons learned. Headteacher Update ask how we can build…

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Missing from education: Children’s Commissioner report

18 September 2024

More than 11,500 children in England went missing from education over the course of one year – despite having previously attended. New analysis found these children went missing between spring 2022…

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Prioritising staff mental wellbeing in schools and colleges: free webinar

17 September 2024

Teaching can be a stressful job. Research by the Health and Safety Executive reports that education professionals have the third highest rates of work-related stress, depression or anxiety of any industry in…

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Thinking skills – How to help young children develop them

16 September 2024

Supporting young children’s developing thinking skills will open up lifelong learning opportunities. Very young children often ask brainteasers. All of us will have our own memories of similar delightful and…

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Inclusive PE self assessment

15 September 2024

Schools Minister, Catherine McKinnell, is calling on schools to enhance physical education (PE) and school sport opportunities for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), in the spirit of…

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Provisional KS2 attainment data 2024

14 September 2024

Headline facts and figures - 2023/24 These statistics cover the attainment of year 6 pupils who took assessments in summer 2024. These pupils experienced disruption to their learning during the…

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Ofsted webinars about changes to inspection

13 September 2024

Ofsted is hosting two webinars this month to help the sector understand the changes made to the inspection process. School inspection update: autumn 2024 In this webinar Ofsted will provide…

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ESFA to close

12 September 2024

The government has announced the impending closure of the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) in March 2025. The functions fulfilled by the ESFA will be brought into the Department…

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Primary school disadvantage gap narrows

12 September 2024

The attainment gap between disadvantaged primary school pupils and their better-off peers has narrowed again this year – but it is still above pre-pandemic levels. The Department for Education’s provisional key…

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Primary school accountability measures

11 September 2024

The technical guidance on primary school accountability measures has been updated. It now includes the explanation as to why it is not possible to calculate KS1-KS2 progress measures for academic…

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Under-registration for free school meals in early primary school: How could this be tackled?

10 September 2024

The number of pupils being registered for FSM is instrumental in channelling resources, entitlements, and funding, both at the pupil and school-level, not all children meeting the criteria for FSM…

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