General
Wednesday
Schools call for Camhs waiting list targets
Teachers and schools must not be left ‘unsupported’ in protecting children’s mental health, warns report by state and private school leaders
Record number of pupils being taught in younger year group
Analysis shared with ÌÇÐÄVlog prompts call for government guidance on teaching pupils with SEND in a different year group to their age
Tuesday
Scotland curriculum update: Maths to be first priority
Education secretary also said today she would back headteachers who ban mobile phones in school
‘A lot of work to do’ on teacher supply, Hinds admits
Schools minister was questioned by MPs on teacher recruitment, retention, workload and flexible working
School attendance in Scotland drops to record low
New figures show lowest school attendance rate in Scotland since current form of records began in 2003-04
Teacher numbers fall in Scotland
The Scottish government has pledged to increase teacher numbers by 3,500 by 2026 but official figures have dropped for the second year in a row
Primary literacy and numeracy achievement ‘highest on record’
The new official figures demonstrate ‘a clear rise in standards above pre-pandemic levels’, according to Scottish education secretary Jenny Gilruth
Monday
Teacher pay ‘must exceed 3.3% next year’, says expert
Schools will need more funding for teacher pay as average UK salaries are set to rise by more than previously forecast, expert warns
Ruth Perry: Heads’ leaders call for pause to Ofsted inspections
ASCL and NAHT say a pause would allow ‘meaningful action to be taken’ following the inquest into the death of Ruth Perry
Lee Wilson to be interim chief at Outwood Grange
The multi-academy trust’s deputy chief executive is taking over from Sir Martyn Oliver, who leaves to become Ofsted chief inspector
Schools with poorer pupils faced bigger spending cuts
Spending by schools with higher levels of disadvantaged pupils has fallen by more than twice as much as schools with the most affluent intakes, finds IFS analysis
Call for extended school day and extracurricular boost
Parents and teachers want Ofsted inspections and the school accountability system to be ‘more transparent, well-rounded, and less high-stakes’, finds report
