General
Wednesday
25th Jun 2025
Trusts told to set out ‘defensible’ executive pay policy
An update to the Academy Trust Handbook says trust boards must document their approach to executive pay
Scottish education reform reaches landmark
Education bill paves the way for change at Scotland’s national assessment and inspection bodies, but critics say it does not go far enough
Internal AP risks being a ‘costly holding pen’
Schools setting up internal alternative provision are navigating ‘uncharted territory’ because they lack guidance on what works, charity warns
Tuesday
24th Jun 2025
DfE approves merger to form 36-school MAT
South West trusts Olympus Academy Trust and Futura Learning Partnership are now consulting on their proposal to create a new multi-academy trust
Unions could ask school leaders to quit as Ofsted inspectors
ASCL and NAHT set out ‘unprecedented step’ being considered in letter to education secretary
Monday
23rd Jun 2025
Delayed KCSIE puts schools in ‘impossible situation’
The wait for this year’s Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, which was due to contain ‘substantive’ changes, is causing ‘unnecessary anxiety’, warn safeguarding leads
Scottish reform timeline sets target dates for new qualifications
‘Next steps’ document shows when curriculum, qualifications and assessment ‘will start to feel different’
Ofsted delay puts ‘unacceptable pressure’ on schools, Phillipson told
Giving schools less than a term’s notice of a new inspection framework is ‘entirely unjustifiable’, unions warn the education secretary
Friday
20th Jun 2025
ÌÇÐÄVlog Schools Awards 2025 winners revealed
The ÌÇÐÄVlog Schools Awards celebrate the fantastic achievements of the schools sector and teaching profession this year
Is education helping Scotland to meet its other big challenges?
RSE report finds that more must be done to link education with other national priorities, including the climate emergency, poverty and economic prosperity
SEND: Government extends councils’ statutory override
Announcing a ‘phased transition process’ to reform the SEND system, the government will extend the mechanism that allows councils to keep their high-needs spending deficits off their books