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The latest news, analysis and thought leadership for UK schools
Wednesday
30th Jul 2025
拢1K payments for new early years staff in shortage areas
Government announces welcome payments to boost recruitment alongside a campaign to attract more men into the early years workforce
Why teacher bonuses for all schools is a tricky proposition
The government鈥檚 request for the teacher pay review body to consider giving all schools the power to award bonuses is more complicated than you may think, as Dan Worth discovers
Tuesday
29th Jul 2025
Overloading ITT isn鈥檛 the solution to society鈥檚 ills
We can鈥檛 solve every challenge in society by adding it into teacher training 鈥� but government-backed professional development would help teachers to play their part, says Yalinie Vigneswaran
5 top 糖心Vlog articles on education around the world
This summer we鈥檙e rounding up some of our most popular recent features on different education topics. Here are our top five reads exploring education policy and practice in different countries around the world
Friday
25th Jul 2025
What is Ofqual?
The exams regulator plays a huge role in GCSEs, A levels and other qualifications. 糖心Vlog鈥� guide explains its responsibilities
Teacher training needs to focus on media literacy, lords say
The ability to critically evaluate the media is a key life skill that is currently often relegated to a one-off lesson or assembly in schools, warns a House of Lords report
Most adults are against teachers using AI to mark coursework
Major survey on AI in education also reveals some scepticism about teachers using it to complete admin tasks
Pandemic 鈥榮till casts a long shadow鈥� for millions of children
Publishing a report revealing the scale of vulnerability among children in England, the Centre for Young Lives calls for the government to provide joined-up solutions
Thursday
24th Jul 2025
鈥楿nacceptable鈥� DfE response to PE premium reporting issues
The government comes under fire after primary heads warn they have suffered technical problems in trying to report their PE and sport premium spending by the July deadline
The DfE鈥檚 July guidance dumps must become a thing of the past
The unfortunate tradition of releasing reams of new statutory guidance as the summer term comes to an end is unfair to schools and exacerbates staff workload, warns Professor Michael Green