General
Wednesday
28th May 2025
Warning over ‘harrowing’ school cuts in Spending Review
The government faces four big decisions on education funding in next month’s Spending Review, according to experts
Teachers have their say on restraint and seclusion in Scottish schools
Should schools have to report the use of restraint and seclusion? This is one question MSPs are asking as they seek teachers views’ on proposed new legislation
Friday
23rd May 2025
DfE pledges £3.4m to continue speech and language intervention
Funding for Early Language Support for Every Child has been extended as part of government work testing SEND reforms
Ofsted report card inspections ‘too short for reliable judgement’
School leaders involved in trials of Ofsted’s planned new inspection system warn about the volume of work to be done in one and a half days
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Warning over ‘excess of caution’ in introducing digital exams
Concerns raised about the wait for on-screen assessment after AQA chief tells ÌÇÐÄVlog that digital exams in a major subject are not expected until 2035 at earliest
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Revealed: The ‘fundamental unfairness’ of exam marking reviews
ÌÇÐÄVlog findings expose the ‘disincentives’ for deprived schools in pursuing reviews of GCSE and A-level exam marks, sparking calls for changes to the system
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Thursday
22nd May 2025
Scotland’s ‘fitness to teach’ process falls short in protecting public
Damning report into GTCS process for investigating teachers calls for ‘more effective public protection powers’
Teachers to get 4% pay rise
The DfE has accepted the pay review body’s recommendation of 4% and announced it will provide £615m in additional funding to schools
How trusts are tackling the ‘toughest budget round in a generation’
As leaders finalise budgets for next year, many are ‘immersed in restructures’, ‘stripping out’ resources and drawing from reserves, they tell ÌÇÐÄVlog
Wednesday
21st May 2025
Deliver Scottish Diploma of Achievement, says commissioner
In an exclusive interview with ÌÇÐÄVlog Scotland, children’s commissioner Nicola Killean also recommends a reduction in homework and the introduction of supervision for school staff
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Teachers at Outwood Grange to strike over longer school day
A letter to parents from the trust says both NEU and NASUWT union members will strike next month over plan to extend the school day to meet minimum expectation