General
Friday
28th Jun 2024
Revealed: Third of Stem teacher trainee applications rejected
ÌÇÐÄVlog analysis sparks warning that a rise in overseas applications for teacher training will not tackle ‘chronic’ teacher shortages
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Teachers’ views sought on new Scottish education bill
The education bill promises to ‘better support pupils and teachers’, so MSPs are particularly keen to hear their opinions
Thursday
27th Jun 2024
Social challenges are ‘beyond’ trust leaders, CST warns
Schools are facing social difficulties caused by the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis that have left them like ‘islands in a raging, flooded river’, says expert
Revealed: Why heads fear taking phased retirement
More than half of headteachers would consider phased retirement, partly to avoid burnout, but a third don’t think it will be possible, according to research
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Exam board: 1.5m pupils struggling to engage at school
Additional staff to support pupils would help combat disengagement, say teachers responding to Pearson survey
Tuesday
25th Jun 2024
Decision on future of Scottish exams delayed until new school year
Publication of long-awaited Hayward review response – as well as behaviour action plan and mobile phone guidance – put on hold, as education secretary cites pre-election rules
Councils consider learning hours as leverage in teacher numbers dispute
Scottish councils could offer to protect the time children spend in class in exchange for relaxing the rules on teacher numbers – but is the government interested in compromise?
Unions: Scottish teachers will ‘yet again, not receive pay uplift on time’
Unions blame ‘delay and prevarication’ of councils and government – and say the new settlement date of 1 August will not be met
Monday
24th Jun 2024
7 reasons school governing boards struggle
The National Governance Association analysed hundreds of DfE-commissioned reviews: these are the main findings
Main parties ‘silent’ on urgent school funding problems
School finance leaders and trust governors call for the main political parties to set out how they would tackle the ‘most significant’ issue that schools are facing
Sir Kevan Collins to advise on schools if Labour wins election
Sir Kevan was the government’s education recovery commissioner until quitting over a lack of funding for his catch-up package