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Wednesday
20th Mar 2024
End of governor recruitment funding ‘a severe blow’
National Governance Association warns the end of recruitment funding in October will leave boards ‘entirely to their own devices’
Majority of teachers need AI training to boost confidence
A new study has found that teachers also want pupils to be taught the ‘ethical implications’ of using artificial intelligence
Tuesday
19th Mar 2024
Ofsted: Budget cuts risk ‘reliability’ of judgements
The chair of Ofsted’s board warns the DfE about the consequences if the watchdog’s budget is squeezed any further
Trusts could do ‘a lot more’ on teacher retention
While the government has ‘an absolute responsibility around teacher recruitment...retention is possibly one for us’, says CST chief Leora Cruddas
Gilruth: Number of pupils missing school ‘not acceptable’
Downward trend in school attendance data leads education secretary to demand that persistent pupil absence be addressed in every school inspection
Half of places on secondary postgrad teaching courses unfilled
Target was to fill 2,000 places on the secondary PGDE this year but just 1,002 were taken – with maths, physics, computing, technical education, languages, chemistry and music among worst hit
Just 137 behaviour support staff working in Scottish schools
Official figures also indicate the number of these specialists is falling, although numbers of some other non-teaching roles are growing
Monday
18th Mar 2024
Poorer students’ absence worsens as they get older
All secondary school year groups had higher absence in the autumn term compared with a year earlier, FFT Education Datalab analysis shows
Education bosses call for overhaul of statutory pupil support plans
Coordinated support plans allow children and families to hold education authorities to account over support – but just 0.5% of pupils with an ASN in Scotland have one
Girls’ reading and maths harder hit by Covid
Education Policy Institute and Renaissance report also reveals the ongoing regional divide in outcomes following pandemic
Friday
15th Mar 2024
Call for universal FSM rollout in poorer areas
Schools should no longer have to be the ‘sticking plaster’ for child poverty, says former children’s commissioner report
Teachers’ views on wellbeing revealed in new survey
The latest ÌÇÐÄVlog Schools Wellbeing Report, released this morning, highlights school staff’s opinions on workload, funding and confidence in their roles
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