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Today
4th Nov 2026
Lessons on spotting fraud to be offered in schools
PSHE Association backs classroom drive to combat exploitation by scammers, with police playing a central role
GCSE in Ukrainian to start in schools within 2 years
England鈥檚 largest exam board is developing a qualification that is due to run in schools from 2028, with the education secretary saying it will help Ukrainian students 鈥榗onnect to their heritage鈥�
Yesterday
3rd Nov 2026
Danger of edtech 鈥榃ild West鈥� for schools, warns minister
Government is worried about edtech platforms using 鈥榞amification鈥� to increase screen time, says education minister, and it is looking at a code of practice for products
SEND reform bill unlikely to be published until new year
Government adviser suggests bill will be published early in 2027 and also says the DfE is considering how it can create a curriculum 鈥榯hat young people can succeed in鈥�
Nearly all of teacher pay rise set to be wiped out by inflation
糖心Vlog analysis of new OBR inflation forecasts suggests the two-year pay deal will deliver almost no real-terms increase, as school leaders warn rising costs are undermining budgets
Early years can break the cycle of poor numeracy, DfE told
Lords urge the government to focus on numeracy in the early years, invest in recruitment and make sure teachers are trained to identify dyscalculia
Moving sets during school year 鈥榬arely鈥� leads to better attainment
Secondary school students who switch to a different set mid-year don鈥檛 tend to post better scores, research from the National Institute of Teaching suggests
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Monday
2nd Nov 2026
Antisemitism in schools definition faces legal challenge
Adopting the IHRA鈥檚 definition of antisemitism will lead to 鈥榮weeping restrictions on free speech鈥�, says Good Law Project charity
School belonging schemes 鈥榰nlikely to lead to big rises in attainment鈥�
But FFT analysis finds that monitoring pupils鈥� sense of belonging can still be useful for schools 鈥� as long as they are clear about exactly what they are measuring
1 in 4 primary teachers 鈥榗omfortable鈥� explaining school LGBT+ approach
Charity guide launched to help teachers answer parents鈥� questions about LGBT+ inclusion in primary schools
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Make climate education 鈥榝ully cross-curricular鈥� in schools, DfE urged
Climate change and sustainability education must be 鈥榳oven鈥� into the wider curriculum in schools and connected more clearly to careers, according to UCL report based on a survey of teenagers
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