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Ofsted: Labour scraps single-word grades – here’s what this means for schools

Single headline judgements will be replaced with a more “comprehensive” system

The Independent UK

Ofsted one-word grades scrapped: How ratings will look now as Ruth Perry's family hails changes

Parents will no longer see overall ratings for schools in England of 'Outstanding', 'Good', 'Requires Improvement' or 'Inadequate'

Evening Standard

Starmer rejects Badenoch’s claim Labour is ‘clueless’ and urges Tories to apologise for the ‘mess they made’ – as it happened

PM says he will not take lectures from previous government as Kemi Badenoch launches Tory leadership campaign

The Guardian - UK

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Share your reaction to the scrapping of Ofsted single-word school ratings in England

We would like to hear from teachers and parents about the changes to the single-word Ofsted judgments

The Guardian - UK

Ofsted single-word school ratings to be scrapped immediately

Labour announces end of high-stakes judgments, to be replaced by report cards that grade schools in four categories

The Guardian - UK

‘Landmark moment’: Ruth Perry family campaign ends single-word Ofsted reports

Changes to school inspection regime will be brought in after family of 53-year-old headteacher fought for reform

The Guardian - UK

One-word Ofsted ratings for schools scrapped with immediate effect after Ruth Perry’s suicide

The government says the change, which follows the suicide of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023, needed to reduce the high stakes for schools

The Independent UK

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Teachers in England receive 5.5% pay award – here’s what else needs to be done to keep them in schools

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has accepted recommendations made by the independent School Teachers’ Review Body, giving teachers in England a pay rise of 5.5% from autumn 2024.

The Conversation

Headteacher paid damages in disability discrimination case against Ofsted

Exclusive: Schools watchdog refused Kelly Vaughan’s request to defer inspection after MS symptoms relapse

The Guardian - UK

Why provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities is broken in England – and how to fix it

The capacity of the education sector to meet the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities is broken, according to education secretary Bridget Phillipson.

The Conversation

Woman charged with 25 counts of child abuse at Twickenham nursery

Exclusive: Roksana Lecka has been charged with 12 counts of child cruelty, 12 of actual bodily harm and one of attempted grievous bodily harm

The Independent UK

Inquiry into headteacher’s suicide says ‘macho culture’ of inspections must end

Independent inquiry into death of Ruth Perry after Ofsted inspection says ‘public excoriation of individuals’ must stop

The Guardian - UK

Ampleforth inquiry finds alleged serious abuse against pupils in last 10 years

Allegations about monks and staff at North Yorkshire private school were shared with Charity Commission

The Guardian - UK

Schools watchdog faces existential crisis and urgent reform is needed, say ex-inspectors

More than nine in 10 poll respondents oppose single-phrase judgments such as ‘inadequate’

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Five key workers on how Labour can fix Britain, from the NHS to prisons

Workers in healthcare, education and justice are battling crumbling systems. They told us what actions they want to see from the new government

The Conversation

Labour and the Conservatives both plan to boost childcare by relying on the private sector

Childcare features prominently in both major parties’ plans for work and personal finance. Keir Starmer wants to make early-years provision as universal as possible while the Conservatives claim they’re already transforming childcare and increasing funding to both boost children’s development and get mothers back to work.

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Everything the 3 main political parties have said about school and education policies ahead of the general election

With the general election taking place this week, this is everything parents need to know about each party's proposed education policies

The Guardian - UK

Managers who silence whistleblowers ‘will never work in NHS again’, vows Streeting

Exclusive: Shadow health secretary discusses plans for waiting lists and patient safety if Labour wins election

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Labour wants to create opportunities for all. Can its education pledges narrow the divide?

Lack of funds is a big issue in state schools, with experts wanting Labour to be bolder with its spending plans

The Guardian - UK

UK election manifestos: views of those in education, health and social care

From Labour’s free school breakfast clubs to the Lib Dems’ focus on social care, what do those who work in these areas think of what’s promised?

The Guardian - UK

Labour must halt ‘disastrous’ teacher exodus if it wants to improve schools, heads warn

Unions and headteachers say party must make retention of staff as high a priority as recruitment

Evening Standard

Montessori school could close down in a matter of weeks after key investor pulls out

A Montessori school which has been teaching children in East London for the last 30 years is at risk of closing down in a matter of weeks after an investor pulled out last minute.

Evening Standard

'Chaotic' Eltham nursery told it requires improvement in all areas

A nursery in Eltham has been told to improve after being described as ‘chaotic’ by Ofsted with toddlers left feeling ‘frustrated’.

The Independent UK

Childcare sector in ‘crisis’ with ‘pitiful’ number of childminders signing up to government grant scheme

Exclusive: ‘This latest childminder numbers debacle is yet more evidence that the Tories offered a pledge without a delivery plan,’ says shadow education secretary

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Do schools close on election day?

Do schools close on election day? Parents will need to make plans for election day if schools will be shut - here's everything we know.

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