General
Friday
26th Jan 2024
Strikes law ‘will worsen’ teacher shortage
Government plan to impose minimum service levels during teacher strikes will ‘add to the increasing unpopularity of teaching’, unions warn
Ofsted could assess inclusion performance
Inspectorate’s new director of education Lee Owston questions whether it is right that ‘some schools are more inclusive than others’
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Ofsted may probe MATs’ school improvement rate
Still ‘work to do’ to define the purpose that MAT inspection would serve, the Confederation of School Trusts has said
MAT boosts teacher pay to meet living costs
United Learning will pay higher wages than the nationally agreed 6.5 per cent teacher pay rise amid cost-of-living pressure and to reflect ‘the excellence of colleagues’
Thursday
25th Jan 2024
Weekly round-up: Schools’ soaring costs and digital guidance
ÌÇÐÄVlog’ education news round-up this week includes more schools in deficit as a result of rising costs, new guidance on technology and schools’ support pact for Ofsted inspections
Measles outbreak: what schools need to know
With measles cases rising, schools and nurseries have been given advice on what to do if they have a confirmed or suspected case
Attendance: 1 in 5 pupils persistently absent
New data also shows that a third of disadvantaged pupils were persistently absent last term
Wednesday
24th Jan 2024
Chancellor urged to fund RAAC removal from schools
The ASCL has called for a new recovery funding stream for schools impacted by RAAC in its representation for the Budget in March
Teachers need guidance on AI, says DfE report
Report calls for funding to develop AI content detectors to help teachers spot when pupils have used artificial intelligence
Just 4 in 10 teachers found their last Inset day useful
But more than one in six teachers would prefer to receive £2,500-worth of CPD rather than a £1,000 pay rise, a survey shows
Tuesday
23rd Jan 2024
OECD report to highlight RICs’ ‘strengths’
Scotland’s network of Regional Improvement Collaboratives is to have its funding cut, but a forthcoming OECD report is expected to recommend developing them further
Labour to push for not-in-school register
The legislation, if passed, would create a council-maintained register of children not on school rolls