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Primary schools are to receive school readiness support from RISE teams. They’ll receive 1 of 3 levels of support from the school improvement teams as part of the government’s ‘best start in life’ strategy [Schools Week].

Get up to speed on your role as an Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) link governor. Learn how to monitor the EYFS and what questions you can ask to hold your school leaders to account.

SATs results show small increases across all subjects. Results for reading, writing and maths have all improved this year, narrowing the gap to pre-pandemic levels [Tes magazine - subscription required].

Pupil performance data is full of technical terms and acronyms. Keep our performance data glossary on hand to help you make sense of your data reports. 

Registration is now open for the Green Schools Project’s zero-carbon schools programme for 2025-26. The cross-curricular programme helps schools integrate climate teaching across the board [Green Schools Project].

Help your school or trust do all it can to tackle climate change by embedding environmental sustainability into its vision, strategy and practice.

This week's headlines

• New framework published to help build confidence in writing [GOV.UK]

• No alternatives to suspension and exclusion, according to one third of school leaders [Tes magazine – subscription required]

• Higher quality and more accessible early years education announced by the government [GOV.UK]

• Early years teachers to receive £4,500 incentive to work in disadvantaged areas of England [BBC News]

• Curriculum review update from the Education Endowment Foundation’s CEO, Professor Becky Francis [Schools Week]

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