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Friday
28th Aug 2026
Technical pathways: the multiple hurdles facing rural schools
From transport links to a lack of teaching staff, the challenge of creating new technical routes for students will be immense, says this governance chief in Dorset
Revealed: No dedicated funding for enrichment benchmarks
Settings will not get any extra money for providing more extracurricular activities as part of an enrichment 鈥榚ntitlement鈥�, the DfE confirms
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Monday
24th Aug 2026
DfE awards 拢300K contract for school AI benchmarks
Consultancy firm will develop national standards setting out how teachers should use AI and technology safely and effectively
Ofsted to lead review on preventing drift to Neet
Inspection evidence from schools will help inform strategies for keeping 16- to 18-year-olds in education, training or employment
Friday
21st Aug 2026
AI may repel students from taking GCSE computing, exam board boss warns
As results day data shows falling entries, Cambridge OCR managing director Myles McGinley says the subject is 鈥榤ore important than ever鈥� as AI takes off
Insanity of GCSE resits policy revealed once again
Another year of most resit students falling short of the required grade 4 in English language and maths proves we need a change, argues ASCL chief Pepe Di鈥橧asio