Creating students who can read (and who want to read)
Authored by Dee Reid, founder of Catch Up
It's here!: The Pearson School Report 2024
We’ve just launched our highly anticipated 2024 Pearson School Report, which brings together over 12,000+ teacher, student and sector voices on education – the challenges, solutions in action, and opportunities for the future.
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Introducing ActiveHub
ActiveHub is the next step in digital teaching and learning, bringing together assessment, rich data insights and next generation independent intervention practice to give you the tools you need to help your students reach their full potential. Driven by insights, ActiveHub provides everything on one platform for a powerful online learning experience, anytime, anywhere.
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What does the future of qualifications look like?
Our flagship report draws on the views of over 6,000 students, teachers, employers and experts to shape recommendations on how we shape the future of qualifications and assessment in England for 14–19-year-olds.
Exploring onscreen assessment
We’re drawing on our experience of delivering onscreen assessments in more than 115 countries to shape what’s next for GCSE, International GCSE and A level exams.
As well as already offering onscreen exams in selected subjects, we're working alongside the education community to harness technology where it can positively impact schools' and students' assessment experiences.
Pearson School Report
The Pearson School Report provides an in-depth, independent look at the education system, from the people who work at its core – and is the latest step in our mission to collaborate, listen and learn from each other to drive forward positive change.
The Future of Design Education
Over the past few months, we have been working with educators and organisations to drive forward fundamental change to design education in schools.
Starting with an ambitous call to action for the future of design education, we have since collaborated with teachers, industry partners and organisations to evolve our thinking, and have recently shared our vision for a curriculum focused towards Responsible Design and Innovation.
BTEC's are evolving
We are pleased to announce that funding has been approved for the New BTEC Level 3 qualifications that we submitted in July 2023 as part of the Post-16 Level 3 vocational qualification reform.
The 12 new qualifications are across Science, ICT and Computing, Construction, Early Years, Health and Social Care and Engineering and will be available for first teach in September 2025. If there is a pause to the reforms, the current BTEC Nationals will be available until 2026 to support any changes to funding decisions.
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These events have been arranged to formally launch the NEW BTEC Level 3 Nationals and Technicals qualifications which have been approved for funding for first teach September 2025.
They will provide you with an opportunity to ask questions, hear from other centres and for us to give you an overview of the qualification, how transferable, digital and sustainability skills are built in, how they sit alongside A levels and much more.
2024 Pearson Edexcel GCSE French, German and Spanish Qualifications
The new, 2024 Pearson Edexcel GCSE French, German and Spanish Qualifications are here! Our qualifications focus on building communication confidence and cultural understanding from a foundation of strong vocabulary knowledge to broaden students’ perspectives and opportunities.
Multi-Academy Trusts
Supporting transformation and improvement across your trust
Every trust has a unique set of needs. That’s why we’ll work with you to create the best package of teaching, learning and training solutions for your schools, teachers and learners.
Leading the way in diversity
We’re proud to be leading the way in diversifying the English curriculum.
A truly diverse curriculum is about more than just the texts on a specification. Which is why, for the past three years, we’ve been working with schools, publishers, and academics to make a real difference.
Our work in classrooms and education communities across the country is underpinned by three core beliefs. These beliefs lay the foundations for not only what we have already done in supporting schools with successfully diversifying the curriculum, but what we’ll continue to do.
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How maths teachers can make a difference – view from Susan Okereke
Creating safe spaces, triggering engagement, and challenging anti-maths mindsets.
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Students on: Building brighter greener futures
Young people share their hopes for the future and the environmental actions they're taking now.
Policy Watch
Policy Watch is a regular policy briefing and updating service that keeps everyone up to date with the latest developments in the world of education. It is presented in a simple, accessible format through weekly updates, monthly summaries and associated papers and presentations.
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Highlights of the week ending 8 July
It’s been a tumultuous week with the resignation of the Prime Minister and the sight of three Education Secretaries in as many days. The ministerial domino rally that was started by the Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, quickly found its way to the Department for Education with Nadhim Zahawi moving to the Treasury, to be replaced by Universities Minister, Michelle Donelan (Tuesday). Children’s Minister, Will Quince, School’s Minister, Robin Walker, and Skills Minister, Alex Burghart all resigned the following day (Wednesday). That same day Michelle Donelan gave her maiden appearance at the dispatch box as Secretary of State. However, when it became clear the Prime Minister was standing firm in the face of so many resignations, Donelan also resigned (Thursday), leaving DfE minister-less. James Cleverly was appointed Secretary of State, shortly before the Prime Minister announced his intention to resign.
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Highlights of the week ending 1 July
Ministers and DfE have had a busy week making announcements, and publishing research, statistics, and consultations. The biggest news was the changes to the Schools Bill, currently being scrutinised by Peers in the House of Lords. Following opposition to the plans to give Whitehall greater powers over academies, large sections of the Bill will be removed. In addition, DfE is reviewing how it works with academy trusts. In more welcome news for ministers, respondents to the consultation on another Schools White Paper policy, bringing schools with two consecutive judgements below ‘Good’ in scope for intervention, agreed that such schools should be better supported to improve.
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Highlights of the week ending 24 June
In a week which has seen significant industrial action across the rail network, the NEU issued a ballot threat for a strike later in the year. Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi says such a strike in the wake of the disruption to schooling caused by the coronavirus pandemic would be “unforgivable”. Research published this week by National Foundation for Education Research investigates the impact of pay and conditions, as well as other government initiatives, on attracting new talent into the profession. It concludes that an adequate supply of teacher to 2025 is “unlikely”.
