Thursday
Suspensions and exclusions data: sanctions for pupils with EHCPs rise
Suspensions and permanent exclusions have reduced nationally for the first time since the pandemic, but suspensions are up in primary and for pupils with education, health and care plans
Bridget Phillipson: Support body will end staff pay inequality
The education secretary writes for ÌÇÐÄVlog to explain why she hopes new anti-bullying guidance and a negotiating body for support staff will have a real impact for all those in schools
The MAT CEO pay cap is a watershed moment - but it’s risky
The government is right to tighten oversight of trust executive pay, but the policy must not lead to approval bottlenecks or battles between MATs and ministers, says NGA’s Sam Henson
Wednesday
KCSIE changes for 2026: what you need to know
Updated safeguarding guidance has now been published, with schools expected to be fully compliant by 1 September
Experts play down DfE role in teacher workforce recovery
The Department for Education has engineered ‘very little’ of a recovery in the teacher workforce, with factors beyond the government’s control playing a big part, says EPI
DfE standards must guide the sector, not tell us what to do
The government’s creation of new standards for trusts and inclusion offers an opportunity to set out clear principles – instead of just writing up new checklists, says the Confederation of School Trusts’ Leora Cruddas
Tuesday
AI tutors ‘make more work’ for teachers, experts say
With the DfE planning to introduce AI tutoring tools next year, experts tell an MPs’ committee that some tools can leave teachers ‘bogged down’ with ‘low-level’ work
Nearly half of primaries struggle to find time for languagesÂ
Languages are coming ‘under pressure’ from primary school onwards – but the primary experience is key to enthusiasm for languages in secondaries, finds British Council
The first priority of qualification reform is purpose
Reflecting on the introduction of V levels, Ofqual chief regulator Ian Bauckham explains how the regulator has created a process to ensure that qualifications have clear focus
Andrew O’Neill: ‘A school usually fails due to its systems, not its staff’
In our How I Lead series, we ask education leaders to reflect on their careers, their experience and their leadership philosophy. This month we talk to Andrew O’Neill, headteacher and currently school policy and delivery adviser to education secretary Bridget Phillipson
Warning over SEND tribunal case backlog
SEND is an area where rising demand for services is leading to tribunal appeals opening at a faster rate than cases are being resolved, report says
