General
Monday
11th Mar 2024
Teacher pay offer made in Northern Ireland
Education minister describes it as ‘unacceptable’ that teachers have been waiting three years for a pay increase
Undervaluing arts subjects ‘naive’, warns heads’ union
NAHT says creative subjects are being ‘squeezed out’ as senior politicians from both political parties call for a broader curriculum
AP leaders ‘ignored’ in Ofsted’s Big Listen
Major consultation on the future of inspection contains ‘worrying’ omission, warns alternative providers’ leader
Teachers must lead the way on education reform, new paper warns
‘Top-down’ education reforms have a poor track record and Scotland’s school staff should be entrusted with key decisions, advises expert analysis
In-depth inspections would cost millions more per year, Ofsted warns
Ofsted has told MPs that calls for inspection reform need to be considered alongside the watchdog’s budget constraints
Saturday
9th Mar 2024
Phillipson: More ‘transparency’ needed in regional ‘layer’
The shadow education secretary was speaking at the ASCL conference in Liverpool this morning
Barton: Government must make classrooms ‘fit for learning’
Geoff Barton uses last speech as ASCL leader to highlight the ‘shocking’ state of school buildings, along with the need for a curriculum review and better funding
Friday
8th Mar 2024
Keegan would have ‘punched’ rude Ofsted inspectors
Schools and inspectors should show ‘professionalism, courtesy, empathy and respect’, says Ofsted chief in response to education secretary’s comments
Leaders ‘queasy’ about relying on international recruitment
Recruiting teachers from other countries that need them, ‘morally’ doesn’t ‘feel like the right thing for us to be doing’, says ASCL general secretary
Ofsted launches Big Listen on future of inspection
Watchdog could withhold ‘inadequate’ inspection judgement on schools that are only failing on safeguarding
Politicians ‘constantly running down schools’ undermines attendance drive
Some politicians and commentators are ‘far too quick to take potshots at schools’, ASCL’s president John Camp will warn today