Head teachers call for return of baseline assessments
Head teachers union calls on government to drop tests for seven year olds Baseline assessments should be reinstated as part of an overhaul of primary assessment, a review published by the National Association of Head Teacher (NAHT) has argued. The union has recommended that tests at the end of key stage one should […]
Follow-up to speech and language review planned
Inquiry launched to help inform Bercow: Ten Years On The Royal College of Speech and Language has partnered with children’s charity I CAN to launch an inquiry that will inform a follow-up report to a landmark study on speech and language. Published in 2008, the Bercow Review considered the support available to young […]
Government announces beneficiaries of £50m childcare scheme
Education Secretary announces grant scheme to fund childcare places The Government has revealed details of the winning bids for its £50 million capital funding scheme, designed to support the 30-hour childcare offer. The full list of winning bids can be viewed here. First announced in November 2015, the government expects the scheme to […]
Confusion continues over children’s centre consultation
DfE policy still unclear after life chances strategy dropped last year The Department for Education (DfE) has refused to confirm whether a planned consultation on the future of children’s centres will go ahead. The government’s life chances strategy, which included the planned consultation, was dropped last year. It was originally designed to address […]