Primary Schools

Friday 15 March 2019: Association of School and College Leaders

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 15 March 2019 - Categories: Damian Hinds, Funding, Further education, GCSE, Primary Schools, School spending

Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at the Association of School and College Leaders conference, as well as several new reports from the union.

Education in the Media: Thursday 13 December 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 13 December 2018 - Categories: Admissions, Attainment gap, Higher Education, Primary Schools, Social mobility, Statistics, Universities

Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at the latest UCAS admissions data, the narrowing disadvantage gap in primary schools and an update on the Taking Teaching Further programme.

Education in the Media: Tuesday 10 July

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 10 July 2018 - Categories: Key Stage Two Tests, Primary Schools

Today’s Education in the media blog looks at the National Education Union’s survey on Key Stage 2 SATs tests and comments around IGCSEs.

Early years pilots launched

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 22 June 2018 - Categories: early years, Literacy, numeracy, Primary Schools

Early years pilots launched Schools are set to pilot improved measures to support children's early development in language and vocabulary in the Reception year, making sure they have the skills needed to thrive at school.

Education in the media: Wednesday 11 April 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 11 April 2018 - Categories: Primary Schools

Today’s Education in the media blog looks at plans to do more to make sure children who are taught at home get the best education possible and research that shows the benefits of teaching Mandarin in schools.

Education in the media: 19 December 2017

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 19 December 2017 - Categories: Curriculum, Gender Pay Gap, Primary Schools, PSHE, Sex and Relationship Education

Today’s news review looks at relationships and sex education and the gender pay gap.

Education in the media: Friday 15 December 2017

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 15 December 2017 - Categories: Exams and qualifications, Primary Schools, School tests

In today’s blog we will discuss a study from Durham University about primary schools, our national key stage 2 results and our announcement for celebrations of 100 years of votes for women.

Education in the media: 6 December 2017

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 6 December 2017 - Categories: Literacy, numeracy, Primary Schools

Today’s Education in the media blog looks at the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study results that were published yesterday and the Barnardo’s survey about young carers.

Education in the media: 5 December 2017

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 5 December 2017 - Categories: Literacy, Primary Schools

Today’s Education in the Media looks at reading literacy standards for pupils in England.

Education in the media: 6 October

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 6 October 2017 - Categories: Primary Schools

Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at an Ofqual review into Key Stage 2 tests. Ofqal report on SATs On Thursday, 5 October, Ofqual published an evaluation of the Standards and Testing Agency’s approach to developing the new Key …