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Friday
28th Nov 2025
Parent allegations against teachers rise by a third
Research showing an increase in allegations highlights a 鈥榝raying of relationships鈥� between families and schools, warns parents鈥� charity
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Warning over 鈥榰nchecked鈥� safeguarding audits
Trust leaders tell 糖心Vlog that the process of submitting safeguarding audits to councils is 鈥榣ike marking your own homework鈥�, and putting unnecessary pressure on school staff
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School staff shortages 鈥榟arming pupils鈥� education and safety鈥�
Support staff union warns that shortages are 鈥榰nsustainable鈥�, with three in five staff reporting having fewer colleagues than a year ago
Thursday
27th Nov 2025
Most students see phones being used in class against school rules
DfE survey finds more than half of secondary school students saw mobile phones being used when not allowed at least some of the time
3 ways government could reform SEND funding, according to IFS
With SEND spending set to be absorbed by central government, the Institute for Fiscal Studies sets out where the money could come from
What does the curriculum review mean for EYFS?
As the latest early years profile results are published, Julian Grenier outlines four key areas of the recent curriculum and assessment review worth interrogating
At least one in six students given extra time in exams last year
Ofqual figures show an increase in the proportion of students with arrangements for extra exam time
EYFS: Rise in Reception pupils with 鈥榞ood鈥� development
DfE data shows an increase in the proportion of four- and five-year-olds meeting their development targets 鈥� although results are still below pre-Covid levels
Budget: Why keep us waiting for SEND and inclusion funding?
This week鈥檚 Budget shows some positive intent 鈥� but delaying SEND funding changes until 2028 fails to address the difficulties inclusive schools are facing right now, says Vic Goddard
How to design a CPD curriculum
Without a clear curriculum, knowledge is forgotten, habits don鈥檛 shift and progress stalls 鈥� and this is just as true for teachers鈥� learning as it is for pupils鈥�, writes Mark Enser
IB chief on Russia, curriculum reforms and 鈥榯hat鈥� UK funding cut
糖心Vlog chats to International Baccalaureate director-general Olli-Pekka Heinonen during a stop in London as he tries to convince the government to reinstate IB state school funding
Ofsted SEND inspections: key failings revealed
糖心Vlog analysis highlights the main findings in SEND inspection reports for the areas found to have systemic or widespread failings this year