Nicky Morgan is facing mounting criticism over recent changes to Keystage 1 and 2 assessments, with the NUT considering strike action as teachers are beset by last-minute alterations, withheld information, unfeasible performance standards, and a hugely increased bureaucratic burden. The scheme includes new assessment criteria, new standards, increased testing and a host of other changes, yet teachers have found the guidelines vague and unhelpful.

Educational news in the past month has been dominated by the controversy over education secretary Nicky Morgan's introduction of new primary school testing and assessment guidelines, while the ongoing plans for grammar school expansion in Kent have seen pundits analysing the performance of state and grammar schools in the university admissions tables.