Wednesday
Breaking: Former Ofsted chief to lead early years plan under Labour
The review led by Sir David Bell will look at ways to increase the amount of primary school-based nursery provision
SNP to debate delaying school for profoundly disabled children
Parents of children with profound disabilities should be given more control over the 鈥榙aunting prospect鈥 of them starting Primary 1, the SNP annual conference will hear
Tuesday
Labour plans 鈥榬eal world鈥 maths teaching in primary
Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson will set out plans to upskill primary teachers to help improve 鈥榣ifelong numeracy鈥
DfE must drop Gibb 鈥榤indset鈥 under Labour, Blunkett warns
鈥榃e鈥檝e got to stop going back to the prep school of the 1950s and address the school of the 2050s,鈥 says former education secretary
Phillipson wants to turn around tutoring 鈥榙isaster鈥
Labour鈥檚 shadow education secretary tells conference event she wants to explore how tailored support can help children recover from lost learning
Governors call for long-term school staff pay plan
The National Governance Association sets out an education manifesto to tackle the big issues raised by governors at schools across the country
Monday
Call for maximum 35-hour week for teachers
Union wants a 鈥楴ew Deal for Teachers鈥 including 鈥榬eal-terms pay restoration鈥 and action to cut workload and improve teacher-pupil ratios
Labour: 鈥楧readed鈥 Ofsted inspections 鈥榠neffective鈥
Ofsted is exacerbating the teacher recruitment and retention crisis, says shadow schools minister Catherine McKinnell at Labour鈥檚 annual conference
Labour ready for 鈥榝ight鈥 over RAAC and private school taxes
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves told the Labour Party conference that Rishi Sunak can 鈥榖ring it on鈥 if he wants a fight over which party has more aspiration for children
Teachers 鈥榤ust be protected from policy pendulum swings鈥
The next government needs to avoid 鈥榬einventing the wheel鈥 with education policy, National Institute of Teaching chief tells the Labour Party conference
Friday
Teaching quality efforts 鈥榗rushed鈥 by rising poverty
Next prime minister must create taskforce to fix child poverty so schools can focus on educational impact, says former DfE senior adviser Sam Freedman
VAT loopholes make Labour private school plan 鈥榯ricky鈥
After-school clubs and reduced VAT on boarding school students could reduce tax bill for independent schools if Labour pushes ahead with fee levy, say experts
