Education

How to Playfully Promote Early Learning

Early childhood offers unique opportunities as young minds absorb knowledge and transform experiences into learning. Parents who earnestly seek to nurture and enhance their children's cognitive development often find themselves wondering how they might successfully balance ambitious educational goals with the spontaneous, natural joy of childhood play. The solution isn't found in strict academic...

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Thousands more students to learn ancient and modern languages

£4 million new scheme to give opportunity for all to study Latin

From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP

More students across the country will have the opportunity to learn Latin through a new £4 million programme, announced by the Education Secretary today (Saturday 31 July).

The Latin Excellence Programme will aim to level up...

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Grading gaps in summer 2020

Ofqual has published 2 research reports that look at centre assessment grades.

From: Ofqual

Students from poorer families were treated fairly when grades were awarded last year, a new Ofqual report has found.

‘ Grading gaps in summer 2020: who was affected by differences between Centre Assessment Grades and calculated grades? ’ looks at the way students received...

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Majority of schools sign up to boost education over the summer

Nearly three quarters of eligible mainstream secondary schools across England to host a summer school

From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP

An overwhelming majority of eligible secondary schools in England have signed up to host a summer school over the holidays, offering a mixture of academic and extra-curricular activities to boost catch up for...

PM urges leaders to prevent Covid-19 ‘legacy of wasted talent’ at Global Education Summit

The Prime Minister will call on world leaders to invest in children’s education at the Global Education Summit in London.

From: Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP

Prime Minister to urge world leaders to make a ‘transformative’ investment in children at the Global Education Summit in London
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Second round of Prime Minister’s school rebuilding programme launched

50 new schools will be able to build new and improved facilities as part of major government programme

From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP

Published 19 July 2021

Thousands more pupils are set to benefit from new, modern, energy efficient school buildings as a further 50 schools are confirmed for the Prime...

Ofsted publishes annual report and accounts 2020-21

On the 15th July we published our latest annual report and accounts for 2020 to 2021, highlighting our work and financial information for the last year.

From: Ofsted

As routine inspections were paused during 2020 to 2021, this year’s report does not include the usual performance data. Instead, it reflects on how we adapted to the changing COVID-19...

Clearer choice of high-quality post-16 qualifications

Government reforms will make it easier for young people and adults to identify the course that is right for them after GCSEs.

From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP

Published 14 July 2021

Young people and adults will have clearer qualification and training routes, as part of a shake up of the post-16 system to remove low-...

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Proposals set out for exams and assessments in 2022

Exams expected to take place next year as Government and Ofqual launch consultations on arrangements to mitigate disruption to education.

From: Department for Education , Ofqual , and The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP

Exams next year are set to recognise and mitigate the disruption to students’ education, under proposals on arrangements for 2022...

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School funding to be made fairer and clearer

From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP

Published 8 July 2021

School funding will be made simpler, fairer and more transparent as the Government levels up education across the country.

At the moment, the Government provides funding for schools according to a formula that takes account of factors including the needs of individual pupils...

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How grandparents can help their grandchildren learn to speak

Almost two thirds of all grandparents regularly look after their grandchildren. The rise in single working parents, both parents in the family having to work, and the cost of childcare has led to an increase in the number of children being cared for by their grandparents — a figure which now stands at a staggering 82%*. Looking after young children for such an extensive amount of time during...