Schools in England will no longer receive Ofsted single headline grades, also known as single word judgements, from today.
This is the first step towards delivering a better accountability system which will see School Report Cards introduced from September 2025, which will provide parents with a complete picture of how schools are performing.
Read the full article on the government Education blog here.
A smartphone ban in English schools is coming into force. What’s changing?
Earlier this year, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson wrote to head teachers to encourage them to follow guidance which says “all schools should be smartphone-free environments
Screen time can damage under-twos’ development, landmark study suggests
Screen time for babies and toddlers under the age of two has been linked with long-term negative effects on health and quality of life and
Education system not set up to serve white working-class children, major report finds
The Independent Inquiry into White Working-Class Educational Outcomes also determined that once-in-a-generation reforms were needed to tackle why such children are the lowest-performing large demographic