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Thursday
10th Mar 2022
Will Scottish education reform get a Hollywood ending?
The Muir report said a lot of things that teachers wanted to hear – but many will remain sceptical, says Henry Hepburn
3 ways to close education’s worrying careers-guidance gap
New research has unmasked divides between schools when it comes to the careers guidance they are able to offer. The CEO of the Sutton Trust explains how this inequality could be tackled
Schools ‘stand ready’ to take in children fleeing war in Ukraine
Heads’ leader said challenge can be met rapidly after education secretary Nadhim Zahawi announced plans to place 100,000 children in UK schools
Warning over lack of multi-sensory teachers
The government needs to create an education fund for children with both sight and hearing loss, says charity
Schools ‘lack funding’ for careers guidance
All schools should have a professional careers adviser because the quality of careers guidance is too varied, says Sutton Trust report
Wednesday
9th Mar 2022
NTP risks ‘sucking teachers out of schools’
Liberal Democrat education spokeswoman Munira Wilson also said the programme ‘risks proving a disaster’ during a debate today
Exclusive: Oak to become new UK online academy quango
The government is to hand a new UK-wide online curriculum contract to the remote learning provider, ÌÇÐÄVlog understands
Muir report: key points on future of Scottish education
The long-awaited Muir report was published today, pointing the way to post-Covid education reform
Launch of Muir report on SQA reform branded ‘chaotic’
The publication of the Muir report on the future of the SQA and Education Scotland brought forward amid controversy over exam support materials
‘Rationalise’ school data systems to cut absence, says commissioner
Dame Rachel de Souza publishes her interim report investigating attendance data collection across the school system
Tuesday
8th Mar 2022
GCSEs: ‘Value’ of DfE league tables under scrutiny
Assessment of performance data comes amid concern over reintroduction of school league tables
DfE ‘disconnected’ from reality, says former top official
Former DfE permanent secretary says Whitehall shows ‘surprisingly little interest’ in what those who use or deliver public services think