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3 weeks ago | 
schoolsweek.co.uk | Rhi Storer |Rosa Furneaux |Lydia Chantler-Hicks
More from this theme Recent articles Eye-tracking software to test children’s reading ability has been trialled in schools to identify pupils needing extra support – and even eye tests. Two academy trusts have piloted the software, developed by Swedish company Tobii. It uses sensors to measure eye movement using cameras mounted on laptop screens. But privacy campaigners have raised concerns about how children’s data may be used if passed on to third-party companies.
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1 month ago | 
schoolsweek.co.uk | Rhi Storer |Jack Dyson
95%+ attendance almost doubles chances of GCSE pass DfE research finds missing just 10 days of year 11 halves the chance of getting a grade 5 in English and maths DfE research finds missing just 10 days of year 11 halves the chance of getting a grade 5 in English and maths More from this theme Recent articles Pupils who attend school nearly every day in year 11 are almost twice as likely to achieve a grade 5 in English and Maths GCSE than those who miss between 5 and 10 per cent of lessons,...
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1 month ago | 
schoolsweek.co.uk | Rhi Storer |Jack Dyson
More from this theme Recent articles The growth in the attainment gap between poorer 16-year-olds and their better-off peers between 2019 and 2023 can be “entirely explained” by higher absences for disadvantaged pupils, new research suggests. A report by the Education Policy Institute found absences were a “key, and growing, driver of the disadvantage gap”.
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1 month ago | 
schoolsweek.co.uk | Rhi Storer |Jack Dyson
Term-time holidays a ‘small part’ of attendance woes – minister Catherine McKinnell says she's focused on children who regularly miss 'significant amounts of school' Catherine McKinnell says she's focused on children who regularly miss 'significant amounts of school' More from this theme Recent articles Children taking term-time holidays represent “a very small percentage of the attendance problem”, with the government focused on those missing “significant amounts of school on a very regular...
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1 month ago | 
schoolsweek.co.uk | Rhi Storer |Lucas Cumiskey
More from this theme Recent articles Government policy decisions and changes in the make-up of those claiming free school meals has made data on such pupils “less useful for research”, meaning support is targeted “less efficiently” than it should be, the Education Policy Institute has warned.
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1 month ago | 
schoolsweek.co.uk | Rhi Storer |Jack Dyson
More from this theme Recent articles Councils across the country are routinely failing in their legal duty to provide full-time education for excluded pupils within six days, a Schools Week investigation has found, with some youngsters waiting two years for provision. In some areas, not a single excluded child was placed in suitable education within six days – despite laws that councils must deliver this.
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2 months ago | 
schoolsweek.co.uk | Rhi Storer |Jack Dyson |Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Head scores victory as Google agrees to delete school reviews Tech giant says all school reviews will now be deleted because of ‘consistent off-topic and harmful’ comments Tech giant says all school reviews will now be deleted because of ‘consistent off-topic and harmful’ comments More from this theme Recent articles A deputy headteacher who created a petition to remove Google school ratings and reviews for educational institutes has won a victory against the tech giant. Justin Cowley, who...
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2 months ago | 
schoolsweek.co.uk | Rhi Storer |Jack Dyson |Lydia Chantler-Hicks
More from this theme Recent articles Almost half of parents are not concerned if teachers are spending time toilet training children, a new survey that reveals the task of Labour’s ‘school ready’ pledge reveals. The School Readiness Survey, published by Early Years charity Kindred Squared, assesses the school readiness of children and their access to education in reception, where no SEND conditions have been diagnosed.
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2 months ago | 
schoolsweek.co.uk | Rhi Storer |Lucas Cumiskey
Primary-only trust raids reserves as pupil numbers dip REAch2 dipped into its reserves after racking up an in-year deficit of just over £2.1 million and £481,000 in redundancy payments REAch2 dipped into its reserves after racking up an in-year deficit of just over £2.1 million and £481,000 in redundancy payments More from this theme Recent articles England’s biggest primary-only trust has been forced to raid its reserves – while another with just one secondary has been handed £1 million to...
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
schoolsweek.co.uk | Rhi Storer |Lydia Chantler-Hicks |Lucas Cumiskey
Ofsted should inspect pupil wellbeing, says EPI Education Policy Institute also updates its trust and council performance tracker tool Education Policy Institute also updates its trust and council performance tracker tool More from this theme Recent articles Pupil wellbeing should be inspected as a category in Ofsted’s new report cards to provide parents with more nuanced information, a think tank has said.
