General
Friday
Sir Andrew Carter to step down as trust CEO
Sir Andrew, who led the initial teacher training review in 2015, has been CEO of South Farnham Educational Trust for 13 years
TKAT appoints Teach First boss as new CEO
Russell Hobby will take over at The Kemnal Academies Trust when Dr Karen Roberts steps down in the summer
Northern Irish teachers accept 5.5% pay offer
Revised offer accepted by unions in Northern Ireland includes a pay rise, averts strikes and has secured an independent review on workload
Third of teenage girls ‘no longer feel safe in school’
Secondary students in England enjoy school less than their peers in other countries, UCL research shows
RISE ‘duplication’ fear as most ‘stuck’ schools improve after trust move
ÌÇÐÄVlog’ findings show that RISE teams risk targeting schools that are already improving under new governance, trust leaders say
Thursday
School 21 co-founder is new Downing Street education adviser
Oli de Botton has been appointed the prime minister’s expert adviser on education and skills
Academy trusts urged not to make growth sole strategy
Growth for the sake of growing should not be a strategic priority, Astrea CEO Rowena Hackwood tells MAT leaders
New CEO appointed at Academy Transformation Trust
Mark McCourt has led professional development in maths teaching and has had a wide-ranging career in education
Phillipson: More male teachers needed to combat ‘toxic’ influences
Education secretary’s appeal to address online influences on boys comes as children’s commissioner warns of a ‘crisis in childhood’
Wednesday
65,000 children to miss out on free meals due to scaled back plans
The impact of the failure to roll out free school meals to all primary pupils – as promised in the 2021 SNP manifesto – was revealed today by the education secretary
DfE must recognise funding issues to tackle behaviour, says NASUWT
Union says funding is key to improving school safety and warns teachers need ‘the backing of ministers when it comes to dealing with violent and disruptive behaviour’
