General
Tuesday
Ballot opens over education cuts in Scotland’s largest council
Industrial action is on the cards in Glasgow – which could entail strikes – if plans to cut 450 teaching posts over three years are not reversed
Independent review will probe Oak National Academy
The chief executive of DfE-funded property company LocatED will lead a review into the controversial curriculum resources quango
Better guidance on sexual harassment needed, say 1 in 3 staff
Most school staff believe safeguarding concerns have increased since last year, a ÌÇÐÄVlog poll shows
Oracy ‘neglect’ leaves pupils struggling, warns exam board
Oracy needs to be more integrated into the curriculum, says OCR
Monday
Scottish parents’ body ‘shocked’ by funding cut
The government is cutting funding for the National Parent Forum of Scotland, despite a recent review highlighting the ‘critical role’ of the forum
Teachers ‘at a loss’ with struggling readers
‘Digital distractions’ a major reason why a third of pupils in each class need extra support with reading, according to a teacher survey
Friday
Schools focusing on ‘short-term crisis management’ training
Ofsted review also finds less than half of teachers and leaders are happy with their development training
Weekly round-up: RSE age limits and call for ‘digital Sats’
This week’s essential education news includes Ofsted scrapping its curriculum unit project and news that managed moves have ‘more than doubled’
Ofsted’s curriculum unit ‘scrapped’ and subject leads ‘sidelined’
Insiders say watchdog’s expert subject leads are now focused mainly on routine school inspection and that Ofsted’s big curriculum unit project has ‘gone’
Just 1 in 10 teachers say schools run for less than 32.5 hours a week
Teacher Tapp survey results show government crackdown on short weeks was an ‘unnecessary distraction’, say headteachers’ leaders
Revealed: 42% jump in MAT reserves falling below DfE threshold
Figures analysed for ÌÇÐÄVlog show the ‘difficult choices’ facing trusts and schools owing to ‘government underfunding’
MPs: DfE should ensure support staff pay rises are funded
A Commons Education Select Committee report into teacher shortages also calls on government to monitor the amount of flexible working schools offer
