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Thursday
15th May 2025
School job cuts ‘shouldn’t be a shock’, says Harris chief
Sir Dan Moynihan defends his trust’s plan to make more than 40 staff redundant, warning that the government not funding teacher pay rises will be ‘catastrophic’ for schools
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10,000 teachers to be trained in PE for pupils with SEND
DfE scheme to make PE lessons more inclusive aims to reach more than 240,000 pupils over three years
Tuesday
13th May 2025
Cam Academy Trust set to take on neighbouring trust’s schools
The Cam and ACES academy trusts announce a planned merger that would result in a 17-school MAT
Sats: Call to increase marks needed to hit expected standard in maths
Report calls for reform of maths Sats and GCSE and warns pupils are being rushed through a crowded curriculum
Monday
12th May 2025
Ofsted consultation response ‘later than hoped’ but no plan to delay inspections
Staff have been told the inspectorate’s response to its consultation will likely be later than it had planned but that it is not looking to delay its new inspections
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KS2 Sats: Fivefold increase in use of transcribers
Data obtained by ÌÇÐÄVlog shows surge in access arrangements for KS2 Sats, fuelling concerns about a decline in pupils’ handwriting and system’s susceptibility to abuse
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Friday
9th May 2025
EIS to ballot members over teachers’ class-contact time
Policy viewed as key to reducing workload has seen ‘absolutely no progress’ in four years, says Scotland’s biggest teaching union
James Noble-Rogers to step down from UCET
Mr Noble-Rogers has led the university teacher training organisation for more than two decades
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What GCSE uptake in special schools could tell us about inclusion
GCSE performance is increasing among special school students. Does this suggest more should be taught in mainstream?
Apprenticeships shortened to get teachers into classroom sooner
Postgraduate teaching apprenticeship courses will be reduced from 12 to nine months
Heads legally powerless to avoid Ofsted report card inspections
The NAHT has taken legal action against Ofsted’s recent consultation. But, regardless of the outcome, schools will have to participate in inspections, say legal experts