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In today’s newsletter: After decades of political tinkering, a new review of England’s national curriculum promises change without chaos – but can it really add without overwhelming?Good morning. I’m Martin Belam, and this is my first time in your inb…
Singer-songwriter says curriculum changes reflect points raised in open letter to PM organised by his foundationEd Sheeran has taken partial credit for the government’s move to overhaul the teaching of music in England’s state schools shortly after bei…
Proposals include shortening length of GCSE exams, a new diagnostic test in maths and English, and expanding RECurriculum ‘should focus less on exams and more on life skills’The year-long curriculum and assessment review headed by Prof Becky Francis wa…
Union had sought permission to apply for judicial review over watchdog’s new inspection frameworkA headteachers’ union is to consult members about possible industrial action after a high court judge dismissed its attempt to challenge Ofsted’s new inspe…
Lib Dem spokesperson says Reform ‘trying to exploit incident for political gain’ and shadow home secretary’s remarks are ‘beneath contempt’Farage is speaking now. He says another “depressing budget hoves into view”. It will be a budget that “doesn’t ha…
Education secretary says mandatory test needed to tackle ‘shocking outcomes’ for many working-class childrenBridget Phillipson has said she is ready to take on the unions in a battle over compulsory reading tests for 13-year-olds and more extracurricul…
Children across the UK have been shouting out ‘six-seven’ during lessons. How are teachers reacting?Across the UK, school pupils have been shouting out the words “six-seven” during lessons in the latest meme-based craze to sweep through classrooms.Whil…
Children with special educational needs more than twice as likely to be put in isolation, say Manchester researchers‘Publicly humiliated’: parents describe difficulty of children’s isolation at schoolOne in 12 secondary pupils report being put into sch…
Family seeks tutor from ‘socially appropriate background’ who can provide infant with ‘comprehensive British cultural environment’Getting paid £180,000 a year to tutor a single child might sound like a dream job but there’s a catch: the child is only o…
Becky Francis says pupils condemned to retaking maths and English face ‘blocks to progress’ and system needs overhaulThe requirement that children who fail GCSE maths and English must repeatedly resit the exams is too inflexible and needs to be overhau…