General
Friday
10th Jan 2025
Government will review ECF and NPQs
DfE appoints an expert steering group to advise how National Professional Qualifications can be reformed
Deadline set for action on ‘glacial’ contact-time policy
Three-and-a-half years since ministers promised to cut teachers’ weekly class-contact time by 90 minutes, Scottish teaching unions have set a tight deadline for progress
Matt Hood to leave Oak National Academy
Co-founder of the resources platform is to step down as chief executive, ÌÇÐÄVlog has learned
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Tell schools how they’re being judged on progress, DfE warned
Exclusive findings reveal huge variety in schools’ approaches to tracking progress, with most leaders saying they will struggle without P8
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Thursday
9th Jan 2025
NEU to launch indicative ballot over 2.8% pay rise recommendation
Union could move to formal ballot if teachers show willingness to take industrial action over pay
Small drop in absence ‘but still a long way to go’
Pupil absence fell slightly last term, government data shows, but headteachers’ leaders warn investment in support services is needed
Wednesday
8th Jan 2025
Schools bill passes second reading as Phillipson praises trusts
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill was heavily scrutinised during a fractious debate in Parliament. Here’s everything you need to know
What did Jenny Gilruth say today about school funding?
The extra £29m for ASN should be spent on staff, says education secretary, who also stressed importance of funding to close attainment gap continuing beyond 2026 election
Rising SEND costs will ‘wipe out’ school savings, IFS warns
Any savings that schools could hope to make as a result of a falling pupil population will be swallowed up by higher high-needs spending, says influential think tank
Tuesday
7th Jan 2025
Schools bill is ‘educational vandalism’, say Tories
The bill puts the benefits enjoyed by more than 20,000 teachers at risk, according to a Conservative Party analysis of ÌÇÐÄVlog MAT Tracker data
7 things Sir Martyn Oliver told MPs on Ofsted reforms
Ofsted chief gives Commons committee an overview of what he believes the new school inspection report cards should cover