Tuesday
‘Useful’ old school building guidance poses funding questions
New guidance on managing older buildings in the school estate is welcome – but makes the difficulty of accessing funding even starker, say these trust leaders
Scottish school leaders’ view on the future of assessment
Bold decisions and trust in teachers are essential if exams reform is to succeed, say the general secretary and president of School Leaders Scotland
How to reform childcare to truly benefit teachers
Could these innovations being used in schools and nurseries help more working teacher-mothers stay in the profession?
Monday
MAT leaders denounce ‘extraordinary’ axing of Now Teach
DfE decision to pull the plug on funding for the career-change programme is ‘myopic’ amid a spiralling recruitment and retention crisis, say trust leaders
‘Liberating’ teachers essential for Welsh reforms to succeed
Excitement for Wales’ new curriculum is starting to drain away – replaced by frustration among teachers that they can’t do what they had planned, says Gareth Evans
Friday
Keeping Children Safe in Education: how things may change
A quietly announced call for evidence around school safeguarding guidance gives a sense of what future changes may occur, says Luke Ramsden
What is the future of school inspection in Scotland?
With Scotland’s school inspection system to be reviewed, Emma Seith speaks exclusively to interim chief inspector Janie McManus – in her first detailed interview – to find out whether big changes are ahead
Why more schools are turning to T levels - and what’s stopping others
Despite growing interest in T levels from schools, numerous barriers still exist to more doing the same, as Dan Worth discovers
Thursday
One-word Ofsted judgements work for no one but the DfE
New ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio says the government’s justifications for retaining one-word judgements reveal it is looking to serve its own interests first, not schools or parents
Weekly round-up: Ofsted grades and teacher pay fears
This week’s essential education news includes the DfE under fire for not scrapping single-word Ofsted judgements and warnings about funding for a teacher pay rise
The pandemic’s damage is now clear, this is how we fight back
New research into the long-term impacts of the pandemic makes clear a holistic focus in education is vital to undo the damage done during lockdown, says Lee Elliot Major
