General
Tuesday
30th Apr 2024
‘Useful’ old school building guidance poses funding questions
New guidance on managing older buildings in the school estate is welcome – but makes the difficulty of accessing funding even starker, say these trust leaders
How to reform childcare to truly benefit teachers
Could these innovations being used in schools and nurseries help more working teacher-mothers stay in the profession?
Friday
26th Apr 2024
Keeping Children Safe in Education: how things may change
A quietly announced call for evidence around school safeguarding guidance gives a sense of what future changes may occur, says Luke Ramsden
What is the future of school inspection in Scotland?
With Scotland’s school inspection system to be reviewed, Emma Seith speaks exclusively to interim chief inspector Janie McManus – in her first detailed interview – to find out whether big changes are ahead
Thursday
25th Apr 2024
One-word Ofsted judgements work for no one but the DfE
New ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio says the government’s justifications for retaining one-word judgements reveal it is looking to serve its own interests first, not schools or parents
Expressive arts and the case for a central role in Scottish primaries
The expressive arts are too reliant on individual teachers in primary schools and should be a greater part of pupils’ learning, say Angela Jaap and Anna Robb
The pandemic’s damage is now clear, this is how we fight back
New research into the long-term impacts of the pandemic makes clear a holistic focus in education is vital to undo the damage done during lockdown, says Lee Elliot Major