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Friday
31st Oct 2025
New guidance on little-known DfE capital funding budget
The government has provided information about acquiring funding through its Strategic School Improvement Capital Budget
Multi-year pay recommendation: all you need to know
The government has proposed that teachers get a 6.5 per cent pay award over the next three years. ÌÇÐÄVlog sets out all the key information about the DfE’s provisional offer
DfE urged to probe ‘persistent disruptive behaviour’ exclusions
Some pupils are being wrongly excluded from school because this vague ‘catch-all’ category is creating inconsistency in the system, warn PRU and AP leaders
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SEND: Home-to-school transport overspend hits £415m
NAO calls on government to tackle ‘unsustainable’ costs as almost half of local authorities report annual overspends of 20 per cent or more on getting pupils to school
Thursday
30th Oct 2025
School referrals to social services hit new high
Schools made nearly 45,000 more social services referrals last year compared with a decade ago, DfE data shows
DfE: Teachers should get 6.5% pay rise over three years
The government has told the School Teachers’ Review Body how much teachers should receive up to 2029
Students reluctant to use AI for fear of cheating accusations
Only 55 per cent of young people feel their school is clear about appropriate use of AI, finds Scottish Qualifications Authority report
SSTA finds ‘alarming’ numbers of non-specialists taking classes
‘Deepening crisis’ of staff shortages also sees primary teachers frequently taking on roles in secondary schools, reveals survey by Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association
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Menstruation should be in PE curriculum, say experts
Sport is an ‘amazing place’ to educate girls about their bodies but PE teachers may never have been taught anything about menstrual cycles, MPs are told
Wednesday
29th Oct 2025
Restraint guidance for schools ‘took too long’, admits Gilruth
There is ‘probably’ an underreporting of incidents where seclusion or restraint is used in Scottish schools, says education secretary
Politics focus leads to ‘significant’ confidence boost for girls
University of Roehampton’s pilot classroom programme aims to improve political knowledge and self-belief among working-class girls
Teachers seek 13% more pay to work in the most disadvantaged schools
Increasing salaries is the most effective way to improve teacher recruitment, according to EEF research looking at what schools can offer to attract staff