General
Tuesday
CfE: Secondaries ‘starting again’ as pupils lack ‘common knowledge base’
Pilot reviews of Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence identify ‘need to clarify the way that knowledge is covered’
Michaela wins High Court case over prayer ban
School run by ‘Britain’s strictest head’ wins court case brought by a Muslim student against its policy on prayer rituals
Larger MATs have ‘highest teacher turnover’
EPI produces major report assessing performance of different types of school groups
Monday
Sir Paul Marshall steps down as Ark Schools chair
It was reported earlier this year that Sir Paul had been engaging with far-right statements on social media
We need a teacher ‘propaganda parade’, says Carter
Former government adviser urges those working in teaching to ‘put up some banners about how great it is’ to help tackle recruitment problems
3 in 10 parents say school cuts hitting child’s education
Most parents would rather see school funding increased than have their taxes cut, a Parentkind poll shows
Friday
Trans students’ attainment ‘limited’ by discrimination
Bullying and discrimination are leaving trans students ‘unable to concentrate’ in class and causing some to drop out of school altogether, research warns
DfE could spend £9m on cost-cutting advisers for schools
The DfE is offering a multi-million-pound contract to supply school resource management advisers – but doubts have been raised about the SRMA cost-cutting scheme
Thursday
Make climate change a compulsory subject, says panel
The Scottish Parliament’s Climate Change People’s Panel is calling for every pupil to have ‘a basic understanding of climate change’
Schools face £1bn funding hit from falling pupil rolls
Hits to primary and secondary funding streams could force school mergers or closures, Education Policy Institute research suggests
