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Primary schools cut staff as pupil numbers fall 

28 September 2025

National primary school enrolment has declined by 2% since 2017, with a further 4.1% decrease forecast by 2028 – with 4 in 10 school leaders admitting they are “very concerned”. The…

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Ofsted report cards – video explanation

23 September 2025

Ofsted has released a video to explain what their new school report cards will look like and the information they contain. These will replace the current report format used by…

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Drawing on light-touch research to energise the curriculum

22 September 2025

If you’ve ticked all the boxes but your curriculum hasn’t really come to life, watch Mary Myatt walk through the research for helping our pupils to know more, remember more…

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The Children’s Plan: The Children’s Commissioner’s School Census

18 September 2025

The Children’s Commissioner has used her statutory powers to ask all schools, and colleges, a set of questions. A census in response to what children told me they wanted and…

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EEF Writing Roots – trial

16 September 2025

EEF trial to test the impact of applying a book-based approach to teaching writing, using diverse, high-quality children’s literature to engage Primary-aged pupils in writing. What is Writing Roots? Writing Roots…

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New inspection documents explained

15 September 2025

Last week, Ofsted released the documentation relating to the renewed framework. This comprised a number of documents which will come into operation from 10th November 2025. There are now more…

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Free podcast: Environmental work and carbon reduction

14 September 2025

This free podcast looks at environmental work across the primary school, including how we can reduce our carbon emissions and integrate climate education into the curriculum. Headteacher Update look at…

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Free AI in education report

11 September 2025

AI in education has advanced rapidly over the past year, but teachers remain divided on its role in the classroom. The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has sparked excitement, uncertainty…

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Relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education

31 August 2025

DfE published revised guidance on ‘Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education’ in July 2025. This is for reference to help schools prepare for introduction on 1…

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National Year of Reading 2026: Creating a nation of readers

15 July 2025

On Monday 7 July, the Secretary of State announced 2026 as The National Year of Reading, a nationwide campaign which aims to reverse the decline in reading for pleasure among…

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How KS2 attainment affects lifetime earnings

8 July 2025

The DfE released a research report in July which estimates of the lifetime earnings return associated with improvements in attainment at Key Stage 2. This research highlights the significant long-term…

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Water safety matters

26 June 2025

As the weather warms up and families head to beaches, pools, rivers, and lakes, water safety becomes an urgent priority. Whilst the number of child deaths from drowning is relatively…

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