General
Thursday
Geoff Barton to lead inclusion task force
Former heads’ leader tells ÌÇÐÄVlog the group will look at how funding for SEND is used, the role of special schools and the accountability system
Bring back teacher relocation pay to boost languages, DfE told
Reinstating payments for languages teachers who move here from overseas would help to halt a ‘catastrophic’ decline in pupils studying languages, says report
Friday
Teacher training needs to focus on media literacy, lords say
The ability to critically evaluate the media is a key life skill that is currently often relegated to a one-off lesson or assembly in schools, warns a House of Lords report
Most adults are against teachers using AI to mark coursework
Major survey on AI in education also reveals some scepticism about teachers using it to complete admin tasks
Pandemic ‘still casts a long shadow’ for millions of children
Publishing a report revealing the scale of vulnerability among children in England, the Centre for Young Lives calls for the government to provide joined-up solutions
Wednesday
3.2% school support staff pay rise agreed
Union warns higher pay will be needed in future after it is confirmed pay deal has been accepted
Matt Wrack elected as NASUWT general secretary
Former Fire Brigades Union boss defeated challenger Neil Butler
Board members sought for SQA replacement body
Recruitment has begun for the board of new body Qualifications Scotland, which will include five teachers and lecturers
Tuesday
Phillipson asks for 3 years of teacher pay recommendations
Education secretary asks the pay review body to make formal recommendations for the next two years by February, and an indicative recommendation for 2028-29
Absence fines are ‘Dickensian’, MPs told
Experts today answered Commons committee’s questions about addressing low school attendance – here’s what we learned
