General
Tuesday
15th Oct 2024
Phillipson: Pupil poverty comes at a ‘personal cost’ to school staff
Coping with the effects of societal failure means school staff are less able to focus on children’s academic outcomes, says education secretary Bridget Phillipson
Schools offered free service to protect against cyberattacks
Schools encouraged to sign up for service developed by the National Cyber Security Centre
De Souza wants more support for neurodevelopmental conditions
Children’s commissioner calls for urgent changes in mainstream schools as a report finds that 400,000 children are seeking support from health services for a suspected neurodevelopmental condition
Friday
11th Oct 2024
P8 is ‘gameable’ and undermines inclusion, MAT leader warns
The school performance measure leads to ‘most vulnerable young people’ missing out, ÌÇÐÄVlog SEND Show told
How will the Employment Rights Bill impact schools?
ÌÇÐÄVlog rounds up all we know so far about how the government’s planned workers’ rights legislation will affect teachers and support staff
The ‘perverse incentives’ facing primary MATs
Findings shared with ÌÇÐÄVlog reveal financial reserves are five times lower at all-primary trusts than those with no primaries
Attendance mentor scheme expansion delayed
Government awards £15m contract for mentoring support for persistently absent secondary school students in 10 Priority Education Investment Areas across England
Thursday
10th Oct 2024
English teacher trainee bursaries halved
The Department for Education has announced the subjects that will receive bursary and grant funding in the upcoming academic year
Former FM calls for schools to confront Scotland’s colonial past
Some of those leading the movement to end slavery were Scottish – but Scots were also among the wealthiest slave owners, Humza Yousaf tells Parliament
Gilruth: Inspection fails to flag behaviour and attendance issues
Education secretary also says inspectors should use their power to inspect universities’ initial teacher education programmes