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Tuesday
18th Nov 2025
Teachers should 鈥榳hinge more鈥�, Jess Phillips tells heads
Schools have not been thanked enough for the level of support they are asked to take on, Home Office minister also says
No 鈥榩ositive outcomes鈥� in SEND inspections this summer
Just one out of 18 SEND area inspections carried out by Ofsted and the CQC so far this year has resulted in the top inspection rating, data shows
What if... we stopped obsessing about GCSE grade 4?
As part of our thought experiment series, Tom Leverage challenges the sector to see past the skewed focus of the race to GCSE grade 4
Staff wellbeing at its lowest since 2019, data shows
More than a third of education staff are also at risk of clinical depression, according to charity Education Support
Monday
17th Nov 2025
Reform deputy says pupils wearing ear defenders in class is 鈥榠nsane鈥�
Reform鈥檚 deputy leader claims there is 鈥榦ver-diagnosis鈥� of neurodiverse conditions, appearing at an event where a former Ofsted chief says dyslexia just means 鈥榖ad at reading鈥�
EPI chief executive Natalie Perera moving to AQA
The exam board has also appointed United Learning鈥檚 director of curriculum and assessment as its chief qualifications officer
How 鈥榪uality improvement groups鈥� can boost trust-wide CPD
With too many teachers reporting that CPD has no real impact on their practice, Zoe Enser explains how an enquiry-based approach is helping to join the dots
Budget 2025: What schools need from Rachel Reeves
With the chancellor due to deliver her Budget next week, Michael Green recommends four financial priorities that would not only give schools stability but also benefit the wider economy
Will Ofsted鈥檚 new system last? I wouldn鈥檛 bet on it
With Ofsted鈥檚 new inspection framework now up and running, it will be months before we really know how well it鈥檚 working 鈥� but past experience of reform raises some alarm bells, writes this former HMI
Friday
14th Nov 2025
SEND system heading for 鈥榯otal collapse鈥�, councils warn
More than half of councils would go bankrupt overnight if temporary measures shielding them from their SEND debts were removed, research shows
15-fold increase in DfE influencer spend since 2022
Exclusive data obtained by 糖心Vlog shows the Department for Education spent more than 拢200,000 on influencer marketing from April to October this year
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