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Leaders warn government not to pile Neet work onto schools

As schools sector awaits imminent Milburn report on tackling the Neet crisis, an ASCL report accepts that schools can drive much of the work - but not alone

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FM ‘confident’ Jenny Gilruth did not breach ministerial code

Scottish education secretary Jenny Gilruth had been accused of breaching the ministerial code during her time as transport minister

Weekly round-up: Ofsted changes - all the reaction

This week’s essential round-up includes the response to Ofsted's announcement of changes; plus fears about the government's national plan for music and the rise of part-time timetables

Excess primary school places double in space of 10 years

New government data shows 130,776 excess primary school places recorded for 2023-24, up from 65,649 in 2014-15

Teacher recruitment warning over online checks

Union says guidance is needed to prevent candidates from being unfairly penalised or discriminated against by schools carrying out online checks

Review workforce strategy, NIoT chief tells DfE

Experts call for the Department for Education to revisit its teacher recruitment and retention strategy because of the 'substantial' impact of the pandemic

Love, time, money - the keys to improving behaviour?

Increasing core school funding so that teachers have time and space to build relationships is crucial to resolving behaviour issues, MSPs hear

Delayed consultation on sign language GCSE gets underway

A long-awaited consultation on the content of the first-ever British Sign Language GCSE will seek the views of teachers, employers and the deaf and hearing communities

ITT: Take on students without confirmed degrees, providers told

The DfE has told ITT providers to ensure students have achieved degrees at a later date after a marking boycott delays degree awards

National Institute of Teaching to run MAT CEO training scheme

The first cohort of leaders will start the 'immersive' year-long programme in February 2024

Welsh education minister talks reform and what happens next

Jeremy Miles speaks exclusively to ÌÇÐÄVlog' Emma Seith about Curriculum for Wales, the new qualifications and what he has learned from Scotland’s mistakes

AI: Keegan calls for evidence over use and risks in schools

The government will seek views on the positive potential of AI in education as well as the risks it poses

Half of adults ‘have little or no confidence’ in Ofsted ratings

Less than a third of people are confident that Ofsted ratings provide an accurate assessment of how good a school is, a YouGov survey suggests

Music: Schools need ‘more resources and less accountability’

Heads' leaders says schools need support on music education as the DfE announces a new board to oversee its national plan

MAT hubs can tackle schools suffering ‘educational isolation’

New report calls on policymakers to 'recognise and respond' to the challenge of 'educational isolation' in schools

Record number of Scottish school leavers in ‘positive destinations’

“Positive destinations� data shows that “teachers and support staff are clearly preparing young learners for the next stage in life very well�, says education secretary Jenny Gilruth

Attendance: Thousands of pupils on part-time timetables

Researchers looking at attendance data believe around 34,000 young people could be on part-time school timetables

Language learning in Northern Ireland ‘slowly recovering’ from Covid

The popularity of learning languages was hit particularly hard by the pandemic – but these subjects are now bouncing back in Northern Ireland, a new report shows

Lack of promotions for BAME teachers to be investigated

'It can't be a postcode lottery to be promoted,' hears EIS meeting as the union agrees to investigate the experiences of groups of teachers underrepresented in promoted roles

MPs launch inquiry into Ofsted school inspections

Commons Education Select Committee to look into Ofsted grading and the impact of inspection on teacher workload and wellbeing

SSTA criticises decision to return to pre-Covid assessment

Secondary teachers' union warns of 'unnecessary pressure and stress' on students, but the Scottish Qualifications Authority says it is time for 'getting on with the reintroduced assessment arrangements'

Ofsted shake-up: When is your school likely to be inspected?

Watchdog sets out roughly when school leaders can expect the call, as part of a raft of inspection changes

Spielman: Scrapping grades won’t stop heads’ ‘discomfort’

Ruth Perry's sister voices disappointment that Ofsted's planned changes do not include removing one-word school inspection judgements

Ofsted shake-up: ‘Significant’ changes to complaints process

Watchdog is planning to replace its 'three-step' complaints process to improve how it deals with schools' concerns about their Ofsted inspections

Ofsted shake-up: Everything you need to know

Watchdog announces series of inspection changes in the wake of the death of headteacher Ruth Perry