The government has set out plans for revised modern foreign languages GCSEs, helping to make the content more accessible for students.
From: Department for Education and Robin Walker MP
Students will study reformed language GCSEs from 2024, following government changes to make the subjects more accessible and attractive for students, and boost take up by making it clearer what they...
Changes to how these GCSEs will be assessed in future confirmed by Ofqual.
From: Ofqual
Changes to how GCSEs in French, German and Spanish will be assessed in future have been confirmed today by Ofqual.
They are needed because the government is changing from 2024 how students will be taught and assessed in these subjects - to help young people develop their language skills...
Over 585 former teachers have already come forward to support face-to-face learning
From: Department for Education
Hundreds of former teachers have signed up with supply agencies following the Education Secretary’s call for them to temporarily return to the profession, data published (on Wednesday 12 January) shows.
Initial data from around ten per cent of supply agencies...
School choice fails to empower parents, study finds Policies to increase school choice have not given parents a greater sense of control over their children’s education, new research has found. Parents given multiple options for their child’s school are no happier about education than those who have little choice, according to research published in the Journal of Social Policy.
New figures reveal over 300,000 tutoring courses began last term
From: Department for Education and Robin Walker MP
Hundreds of thousands of children across the country benefited from catch up tutoring in the first term of the academic year, new figures from the Department for Education reveal today (Tuesday 11 January).
Over 300,000 tutoring courses began last term, nearing...
Face-to-face education prioritised as it is important for pupils’ education and wellbeing
From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP
Published 2 January 2022
Thousands of new air filters and further temporary measures will be introduced to protect face-to-face education and minimise disruption, ahead of the pupils returning to the classroom this week....
More places in children’s homes for vulnerable young people along with mandatory national standards and new Ofsted accountability to end unregulated accommodation.
From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP
Young people in care will be better protected thanks to measures announced on the 15th December to end unregulated provision – stamping out poor quality...
Every pupil across England will see an increase in funding, as school budgets are set to get an additional £4bn next year.
From: Department for Education and Robin Walker MP
Published 16 December 2021
Children and young people across the country will benefit from an additional £4bn rise in funding for schools next year to help improve education and level up opportunity for...
