Friday
Call for careers teachers to inject ‘inspiration’ into curriculum
The secondary school curriculum is ‘broken’ and needs to be reformed to make careers education a mainstream feature, experts tell House of Lords committee
Teacher training: DfE calls for ITT provider partnerships with special schools
Leaders say the move could help teachers deal with the ‘growing challenges’ in mainstream after Covid
Take-up ‘barriers’ prompt Gibb to review heads’ coaching scheme
Just 289 newly appointed heads have taken up early headship support offer despite revamp
Just 6% of schools to lengthen lessons under 32.5-hour rule
Exclusive survey findings for ÌÇÐÄVlog show ‘gimmicky’ government target on school opening times will have no impact on teaching, say union leaders
SEND reform: DfE secret sums ‘fuel hidden agenda fears’
Heads and SEND leaders hit out at government refusal to publish financial modelling impact of reforms
Teacher shortage: School ‘dogfight’ likely over trainees
Experts and leaders warn that some schools unable to take part in the apprenticeship scheme will be left behind
Thursday
Absence up despite DfE attendance drive
Almost a quarter of pupils were persistently absent in autumn term 2022-23
Revealed: the 7 MATs joining DfE attendance drive
Heads’ leaders say measures only ‘scratch the surface’ and need more investment to be effective
ECF: 2 in 5 new teachers learn ‘very little’
Report raises fears about new teachers’ workload under the Early Career Framework and concerns about the framework repeating content from initial teacher training
Wednesday
Could uni students boost Welsh primary pupils’ literacy?
A pilot mentoring project is due to get underway in Welsh primaries as the government comes under fire for failing to enter Welsh children in the Pirls literacy study
DfE: Multi-academy trusts ‘too young’ to face Ofsted
Baroness Barran says ministers are concerned about the ‘burden’ of introducing Ofsted inspections of multi-academy trusts on top of school-level inspections
