General
Friday
DfE urged to rethink school transgender proposals
Coalition guide calls on schools to only engage with parents of a gender-questioning child ‘with explicit consent’ of the young person
Ofsted inspectors to complete training on small schools
Ofsted inspectors have to undergo new training on understanding small schools before being able to inspect settings with 150 or fewer pupils
Calls for clarity on pupil register removal rule
CST says ‘complex debate’ needed on the fairness of rules over register removals after Astrea says not all schools follow legal advice
John Barneby on the rise of the ‘outsider’ trust CEO
The new CEO of Oasis Community Learning came up through the trust services route, not the school route. He tells Matilda Martin why he thinks more leaders with this background would be good news for the sector
Thursday
Government ‘taking teachers for fools’ over class contact promise
Jenny Gilruth has been told ‘teachers are struggling’ and need the government to deliver on its 2021 pledge to cut class contact time by 90 minutes a week
Weekly round-up: Strike warnings and training reform
This week’s essential education news includes the NEU’s plan to win support for teacher strike action and a major change to training and early career frameworks
Ofsted: Alternative provision in ‘desperate need of reform’
AP is being used as a stopgap for shortcomings and a lack of places in the SEND system, major report warns
Ormiston appoints first national director for learning
Jennifer Barker will join Ormiston Academies Trust from the charity Ambition Institute
Archbishop scheme bids to help students ‘disagree well’
The Archbishop of Canterbury is to launch a programme to help secondary school students navigate a ‘polarised world’
MPs call for ‘realistic’ plan for SEND funding shortfall
Government should review the EHCP system and consider reforms to make the SEND support system sustainable, says MPs’ report
Schools wanted for ChatGPT teacher workload trial
EEF kicks off trial to see if ChatGPT can cut teachers’ working hours but heads’ leaders question focus on just one generative AI tool
