Friday
Empathy is key to great leadership
A new book on leadership makes Dame Joan McVittie reflect on why those in charge in schools and MATs must stick to time-honoured principles
How England lost its teachers - and how it can get them back
England is suffering an acute undersupply of teachers, and more are leaving than ever before. Matilda Martin investigates why this is happening and whether the trend can be turned around
Thursday
Term-time holidays drive surge in absence fines
Nearly 400,000 penalty notices were issued for unauthorised absence in 2022-23 – above levels seen before the Covid pandemic
Most schools reject catch-up scheme
Drop in government subsidy for the National Tutoring Programme saw the number of schools taking part drop to just over a third
Talks under way on A-level replacement
Heads’ leader calls plan to introduce Advanced British Standard qualification ‘headless chicken policymaking’ amid a teacher recruitment crisis
Wednesday
NI education review finds huge funds gap
‘Radical’ reforms for Northern Ireland’s schools on the cards after publication of long-awaited report
Schools call for Camhs waiting list targets
Teachers and schools must not be left ‘unsupported’ in protecting children’s mental health, warns report by state and private school leaders
Tuesday
Scotland curriculum update: Maths to be first priority
Education secretary also said today she would back headteachers who ban mobile phones in school
‘EBacc should go, and we should test digital literacy’
Jo Johnson, chair of the Lords Education for 11- to 16-Year-Olds Committee, outlines changes his members say the sector should implement to be fit for purpose
GCSEs: ‘Stifling’ curriculum ‘overloads’ students, warn Lords
Ministers should scrap the EBacc and reduce student assessment, according to cross-party Lords committee
Monday
Schools with poorer pupils faced bigger spending cuts
Spending by schools with higher levels of disadvantaged pupils has fallen by more than twice as much as schools with the most affluent intakes, finds IFS analysis
Why we should extend the school day
New research into parent opinions on education shows a more rounded curriculum is in demand – and it could be achieved with an extended school day, say these leaders
