Wednesday
Scottish Budget 2024: £29m ASN plan announced
More teachers will become additional support needs specialists, says finance secretary in her Budget statement – but opponents warn of a ‘huge cut’ to school funding
Pearson delays GCSE English digital exam plans until at least 2026
Exam board says it now expects to offer digital exams ‘within the next few years’ as international schools’ use of digital papers for GCSE and A level soars
Why PPA hasn’t solved teacher workload - and how to fix it
Planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time was meant to cut teacher workload and raise standards, but it has done neither, argues Mark Roberts. He sets out how we could begin to put that right
More than 300,000 children ‘missing from education’
The government should expand its plan for a not-in-school register to ensure that vulnerable children don’t ‘fall through the cracks’, says EPI report
Two years of 10 per cent pay rises needed to hit 6,500 teacher target
Pay rise needed to achieve teacher recruitment target would cost government an extra £4.9bn by 2028, research warns
Tuesday
P8 pause could leave schools facing more ‘challenging’ situation
Headteacher questions fairness of Progress 8 scores but warns that two years of measuring schools ‘through the lens of attainment’ would be ‘even more unfair’
‘Learned dependency’ for school improvement models must end
Fears about the DfE’s new RISE model prove all players in the system need to be proactive around the challenge of school improvement, says this MAT CEO
Scottish education bill ‘needs big changes’ for reforms to work
The Scottish government must ensure ‘strong accountability’ of the new bodies and a ‘more coherent vision’ for education reform, say MSPs
Monday
What school-based nurseries need to consider about disadvantage
Applications to create new early years provision must show how the least advantaged will be catered for, explains Julian Grenier
Teacher autonomy debates ignore two crucial issues
With new insights on how Oak materials are being used to adapt or augment curriculum plans, chief executive Matt Hood says it proves debates about teacher autonomy need to evolve
Friday
Wellbeing and workload concerns driving teachers to consider quitting
One in three teachers and leaders tell DfE survey that they are considering leaving the profession in the next 12 months for reasons other than retirement
We need a common vision for childhood so all pupils can flourish
Labour’s opportunity mission provides a platform for education to pull together in pursuit of a system in which all children can achieve and thrive, says CST chief Leora Cruddas
