General
Wednesday
15th Jul 2026
How do exam grade boundaries work and what happens with appeals?
ÌÇÐÄVlog explains the system of grading for exams in England and what can be done if marks do not appear to reflect students’ work
Academy Trust Handbook 2026: what’s new?
The DfE publishes its updated guidance for academy trusts – but gives trusts an extra month to implement the changes
Most primary schools post pictures of pupils on social mediaÂ
However, over a quarter of primaries and one in five secondaries plan to change their picture-sharing policies in the near future, with fears raised over AI deepfakes and extortion
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Tuesday
14th Jul 2026
MAT to be broken up after behaviour policy backlash
Athena Learning Trust’s nine schools will transfer to other organisations after trustees acknowledge a ‘clear need for change’
Revealed: Scale of Ofsted complaints under report card framework
Data showing that one in 20 inspection activities resulted in a complaint has been published in the watchdog’s annual report and accounts for 2025-26
Fears about digital exams don’t ‘stack up’, says AQA boss
Despite recent high-profile problems with traditional pen-and-paper exams, the CEO of England’s biggest exam board tells ÌÇÐÄVlog that there should be more urgency in introducing on-screen assessment
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Monday
13th Jul 2026
Unions gauge support for industrial action over teacher pay
Teachers and leaders to be polled on action as findings reveal anger over next year’s 3.5 per cent pay award
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OCR defends decision not to re-mark controversial GCSE paper
Exam board’s managing director, in an exclusive ÌÇÐÄVlog interview, says that despite a complaint being upheld by Ofqual and pressure from Tories, it cannot award marks for ‘incorrect answers’
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Friday
10th Jul 2026
Plans for major shake-up of schools’ SEND funding
DfE consulting on plans to give schools more upfront funding for SEND provision, but also raise the £6,000 per pupil threshold for applying for top-up cash
Ark announces new CEOs to replace Lucy Heller
Patrick Wall will lead the Ark Schools multi-academy trust and Katie Oliver will be CEO of the organisation’s charitable arm
School leaders ‘nervous’ about new sports network
DfE announces delay to the sports partnership network that will replace the PE and sport premium, but says primary schools will receive more transitional funding
More than 1 in 3 inspected schools face Ofsted monitoring
ÌÇÐÄVlog analysis reveals a big increase in Ofsted monitoring inspections, prompting warnings about school leaders’ wellbeing and inspector workload
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