Friday
Schools White Paper: when will the plans be delivered?
ÌÇÐÄVlog sets out the timeline for key reforms included in this week’s schools White Paper and associated plans to overhaul the SEND system
Maternity pay increase is a step in the right direction
Teachers are being failed by the current maternity pay entitlement, writes Helena Marsh, so the government’s announcement of an increase must be welcomed
Can Labour put all schools into trusts?
The government’s schools White Paper sets out a goal for full academisation – but ÌÇÐÄVlog analysis suggests that it would take decades to turn this into reality
Thursday
Malvern College offshoot to open in South America
Malvern College São Paulo will open in the 2027-28 academic year as the sector’s interest in South American opportunities continues to grow
Head retention policies a welcome focus - but will it be enough?
Director of school workforce at the Education Policy Institute, James Zuccolo, dissects the White Paper proposals for retaining headteachers
What textbook writing taught me about making shared resources
Planning lessons for others means you can’t rely on your own subject knowledge or ability to explain things on the fly, says Mark Enser, who shares his advice for making centralised resources
Wednesday
3 in 5 people see teaching as ‘unappealing’
Just 6 per cent of respondents view teaching as a ‘very appealing’ job, YouGov survey suggests
Do banded books make for poorer readers?
Schemes that match books to primary pupils’ skill level could be holding children back and making them less engaged in their reading, writes Alex Quigley
Tuesday
Cambridge updates digital literacy curriculum for the AI era
Understanding ‘parasocial’ relationships, including with AI chatbots, and avoiding plagiarism are among the key updates to teaching topics for pupils aged 5 to 14
The eco-school taking climate change education to the next level
Every lesson at Arbor School in Dubai has an environmental focus brought to life through its ‘living campus’ – with biodomes, a farm and a menagerie of adopted animals
Monday
Schools White Paper: the sector reacts
What do leaders and experts across the schools sector make of the government’s new plans for education? ÌÇÐÄVlog rounds up opinions on the proposals on SEND, multi-academy trusts, disadvantage and more
Why a trust-based system is the ‘best bet’ for children
As the government moves to make all schools part of a trust, Leora Cruddas explains how this can help to build a system with the capacity to keep getting better
