News and communications

Ofsted has today published the second part in its series of research reviews drawing on a range of research relating to early years education.

• Updated: 8 September 2023

Ofsted has published the first in a series of reviews on early years education.

• Updated: 14 November 2022

Primary school children across the UK will begin to receive ‘Queen Elizabeth: A Platinum Jubilee Celebration’

• Updated: 1 May 2022

Videos for practitioners assessing children’s development at the end of the early years foundation stage (EYFS).

• Updated: 6 October 2021

Ofqual response to Department for Education consultation on reforms to the Early Years Foundation Stage.

• Updated: 5 February 2020

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

• Updated: 22 June 2018

Proposals to create a long-term, proportionate primary assessment system set out by Education Secretary Justine Greening.

• Updated: 30 March 2017

The Education Secretary and children’s author issue a call to publishers and schools to make English pupils Europe’s most literate.

• Updated: 24 September 2015

Information about the Standards and Testing Agency's email newsletters for early years providers and key stage 1 and key stage 2 schools.

• Updated: 19 March 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Early years initial teacher training will be inspected for the first time.

• Updated: 21 January 2015

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, issues a national challenge to drive up stalled standards of literacy and English.

• Updated: 15 March 2012

Children’s Minister Sarah Teather confirms plans for a reformed Early Years Foundation Stage.

• Updated: 20 December 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government