General
Monday
‘Serious dangers’ in assuming schools are back to normal post-Covid
Schools will face challenges from the pandemic for years to come, warns Tim Oates in a new report
Pupil behaviour will get worse, teachers warn
Former Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw also says school leaders ‘must not be intimidated by unsupportive and sometimes aggressive parents’
Thursday
Dukes Education expands into Romania
Verita International School in Bucharest – which was founded in 1982 and has a roll of more than 600 students – has joined the schools group
Ofsted Academy chief: School inspections will always be ‘high stakes’
Matthew Purves tells ÌÇÐÄVlog how he will ensure lessons learned about quality and consistency of inspectors’ conduct will feed into Ofsted Academy, to help the watchdog ‘reset’ its relationship with schools
Absence during school transition ‘is especially harmful’
New research warns against focusing only on chronic or persistent pupil absence, saying that moderate absences ‘accumulate over time and significantly impact achievement’
Most schools worried about internal truancy
Analysis shows rise in suspensions and exclusions compared with the same time in the previous year
Wednesday
Heads warn against Ofsted creating new framework ‘behind closed doors’
NAHT’s assistant general secretary also cautions against attempting to bolt Labour’s report card plan on to existing inspection system
Ofsted names expert advisers
The seven external reference groups include MAT CEOs, academics and Ofsted staff
Globeducate expands in UK with two more schools
The two schools in London acquired by the international schools group offer bilingual teaching and combine the French and English curricula
Dartmoor MAT chief moves to Cornwall trust
Dan Morrow will join Cornwall Education Learning Trust in January
