General
Friday
20th Sep 2024
Labour’s education policy: what schools can expect
Ahead of this year’s Labour Party conference, we look at what we know so far on the new government’s key education policies, including Ofsted report cards and recruiting 6,500 more teachers
NEU launches snap poll on teacher pay
The teaching union is recommending its members accept the government’s teacher pay rise for 2024-25
Mayors’ bid for school oversight role
Former government adviser says regional responsibility for schools should be transferred from DfE regions to metro mayors
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The battle for regional school control
Trusts, councils and metro mayors are all pushing for a driving role in school improvement after the new government signalled a shake-up
Thursday
19th Sep 2024
MAT leaders: SEND and inclusion should not be ‘delegated down’
The Queen Street Group’s annual report highlights SEND, falling rolls and Ofsted’s ability to assess MATs as key concerns
Leaders demand answers on remaining trust capacity funds
Trust leaders could be ‘wasting their time’ on bids after ÌÇÐÄVlog revealed nearly all of the original pot has been allocated
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Teacher secondments ‘could boost Gen Z recruits’
Career breaks, and five other ways the government could hit its teacher recruitment pledge, according to Teach First
Wednesday
18th Sep 2024
DfE urged to review curriculum panel over Oak links
Bridget Phillipson has been asked to look again at the membership of a curriculum and assessment review panel
Reforms must go ‘far beyond’ Scottish education bill, MSPs told
Some of the most influential figures in Scottish education in recent times raise concerns that an opportunity for ‘bold and radical’ reform is being missed
Tuesday
17th Sep 2024
Schools must not use Ofsted logos for this year’s judgements
The main changes to Ofsted’s inspection handbook, at a glance
Bill addresses restraint and seclusion in Scottish schools
Six key principles for reforming rules on restraint and seclusion in schools are being set out in the Scottish Parliament today