Thursday
Private school fees set to rise by 10% after VAT added
The Treasury also estimates that 3,000 pupils will move into the state sector before the end of the 2024-25 academic year
Free instrumental music in ‘jeopardy’ in Scottish schools
EIS teaching union calls on education secretary to offer protection to instrumental music tuition, amid concerns over possible reintroduction of charges
Unesco concern over UK’s high education secretary turnover
The global report says short tenure as education secretary makes education reform harder to achieve
Scottish primary school leaders’ view of the Budget
AHDS general secretary Greg Dempster looks at whether this week’s UK Budget offers real hope of a boost to education in Scotland
What does the quiet reform of Education Scotland mean for the future?
Scrutiny of Scotland’s education reforms has focused on qualifications and assessment – but what of the equally critical move to split inspection and curriculum development into two new national bodies? Emma Seith explores the issues
Wednesday
Private schools ‘to lose 6% of pupils under Labour VAT rule’
Independent forecast released today also predicts private schools will pass on two-thirds of VAT costs to parents
‘Genuine risk’ Scottish education ‘will be left behind’
BOCSH group of Scottish secondary heads warns education secretary of signs that system is ‘no longer fit for purpose’ and says other countries’ reforms are ‘advancing rapidly’
Budget 2024: what schools need to know
The chancellor has laid out the Labour government’s first Budget – including its school spending plans for 2025-26. Find all the key details here
Douglas Ross is new convener of education committee
Former leader of Scottish Conservatives takes over from party colleague Sue Webber
Tuesday
DfE discussions ongoing as MATs wait on funding grants
Multi-academy trusts are yet to receive a decision on funding bids that were meant to start over the summer in what leaders describe as an ‘incredibly frustrating’ delay
Revealed: MPs on the new Commons Education Select Committee
The House of Commons has formally appointed the members to the committee which will scrutinise the work of the Department for Education
