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29% of children scored full marks in their Multiplication Table Check in 2023, up from 27% in 2022.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Primary school pupils show improvement in their reading ability as attainment in this year’s reading assessment increases since last year.
Videos for practitioners assessing children’s development at the end of the early years foundation stage (EYFS).
All new primary school pupils will take the reception baseline assessment from September
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Free schools achieve highest results for six and seven-year-old pupils for the fifth year in a row
Stonewall and NAHT welcome guidance to help ensure children have the knowledge they need to grow up healthy, happy and safe
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Almost 10,000 schools sign up to pilot the Reception Baseline Assessment – the 20-minute check that will mean Key Stage 1 tests are removed.
Three new subjects will be universal from 2020 to ensure school prepares pupils for the modern world - health education, relationships education and RSE
As the world’s education leaders gather in London, a Shanghai - England teacher exchange shows the power of international collaboration.
Expert panel to devise model music curriculum to help schools deliver world-class teaching and £1.3million funding boost for successful music education hubs
New £84million National Centre to improve the teaching of computing and drive participation in computer science
Official figures show 163,000 more six-year-olds are on track to become fluent readers than in 2012 thanks to our focus on phonics
The first round of £7.7million Curriculum Fund will make it easier for teachers to find and share high-quality lesson plans and resources
Revised measures to boost every child's early language and communications and give teachers more time to interact with their pupils, ahead of full consultation
School Standards Minister names preferred provider to deliver Reception Baseline Assessment.
School Standards Minister Nick Gibb announces £96 million to support talented music, drama and dance pupils kick-start their career in the arts.
An academy in south London has been helping to shape the future guidance on Relationships and Sex education for other schools
HM Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman discusses science education and the quest for knowledge.
School Standards Minister speaks at a presentation of England's successful Progress in International Reading Literacy Study results at the British Library
Announcing the government response to the consultations on primary assessment and the recommendations of the Rochford Review.
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