General
Monday
The FSM and pupil premium funding row explained
A DfE announcement on extending free school meals has sparked a political war of words. ÌÇÐÄVlog digs into the numbers behind the conflict
Tackling ethnic disparities could help 6,500 new teachers target
The NFER has suggested that discrimination may be a factor behind the ‘significant ethnic disparities’ in initial teacher training rejection rates
Friday
Ofsted considers national team to lead on SEND inspections
Ofsted and the CQC will also consider moving to a report-card system for SEND area checks when the current cycle of inspections ends
P4s could work out acceptable teacher pay offer, says EIS chief
EIS general secretary makes her comments to AGM delegates as she formally opens a ballot on industrial action over workload
EU scheme ‘could boost language teacher pipeline’
Plan comes as figures suggest language assistant hires have fallen for the first time in five years
Call for transparency over AI role in curriculum review
The DfE won’t confirm whether AI is being used to analyse 7,000 submissions to the curriculum and assessment review
Regional board highlights: March 2025
Your essential guide to the key regional advisory board decisions in March 2025 across the country
Thursday
Gilruth told to act on violence before a teacher is killed
Education secretary asked if it will ‘take a teacher being murdered at work’ to see ‘real action to protect staff from violence and aggression in schools’
Secondary teachers move closer to striking over contact time
Teachers in Scotland have lost patience over the slow progress on cutting class-contact time by 90 minutes a week, says SSTA
Primary schools not included in DfE’s 6,500 new teacher target
Government confirms its target will only be based on teachers in secondaries, special schools and colleges
Five key challenges for schools on international teacher recruitment
The DfE has commissioned research into international teachers and trainees to understand barriers to recruitment and retention
Curriculum fuels pupil ‘engagement crisis’, warns Lift CEO
Becks Boomer-Clark tells Lords that students are ‘voting with their feet’ because school ‘does not match their needs’
