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Pandemic babies struggle to understand facial expressions, Ofsted warns

Wearing face masks continued to have a negative impact on young children's language and communication skills, the education watchdog said.

Daily Mirror · Apr 4, 2022

'No complaints' in Stapleford over plan to knock down nursery and build houses

New plans have come to light

Nottingham Post · Apr 3, 2022

‘Pop quiz’ Ofsted tests are downgrading schools unfairly, say heads

New inspection system requires pupils to face questions without prior notice

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2022

'Axe outdated PE lessons and create new sports curriculum to boost kids' fitness'

The Youth Sport Trust has called for an end to outdated PE lessons and to create a well-being-led sports curriculum that will boost the number of children who do sport

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2022

The Guardian view on multi-academy trusts: one direction

Editorial: The Tory conviction that academies drive improvement is not supported by evidence – and ministers know it

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2022

Ofsted has been dictating what "proper English" is – here's why that's a problem

England has had a schools inspectorate since 1839, first in the form of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Schools and, since 1992, in the form of the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted). Our recently published research examines how the inspectorate has policed language in schools, enforcing…

The Conversation · Mar 28, 2022

6 key details in Tory schools plan - from longer school weeks to higher targets

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi unveiled the new schools white paper setting out his vision over the next decade - but critics warned it was 'failing to get the basics right'

Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2022

Failure to teach prisoners to read a ‘missed opportunity’, says Ofsted

Prisons are failing to teach inmates to read which leaves them more likely to reoffend, a damning Ofsted report has warned.

Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2022

Schools to get new rules on opening hours under government plan

The move will increase the school day for a minority of schools not offering the minimum number of hours required

Manchester Evening News · Mar 28, 2022

Poor pupils ‘left behind’ by new schools plan, ministers warned

Experts say ministers’ catch-up proposals will widen gap

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022