Tuesday
Why we’re looking at how to teach financial literacy
A former schools minister says MPs will investigate ways to ensure that more children are given financial education in both primary and secondary
Johnson: Williamson’s Covid plans for schools ‘probably feeble’
Former education secretary was given an ‘illusion of ownership’ due to lack of confidence in his ability, the Covid inquiry hears
Free schools policy has ‘lost its way’, DfE told
Charity that was previously contracted to support government free schools policy issues warning as it launches £1m innovation fund
Monday
Wales moves to shake up school holidays calendar
A five-week summer break and a two-week October holiday are proposed, but a school leaders’ union says it is ‘bewildered’ by the plans
Why Scottish education can’t wait for reform
The status quo in Scottish education is no longer sustainable and a lack of urgency in reforms could make our existing shortcomings even worse, says Melvyn Roffe
3 ways Labour could deliver its teacher recruitment plan
The executive director of NASBTT presents some ideas that could help Labour to fulfil its promise of 6,500 new teachers – and keep them for longer, too
Reform Ofsted to inspect MATs not schools, inquiry says
Beyond Ofsted inquiry also calls for immediate pause to routine inspections to allow the watchdog to ‘regain trust’
Friday
Heads urged to do more to shape future of Scottish education
School leaders must be ‘brave’ and push for education reform to ‘move forward at pace’, hears annual gathering of secondary headteachers
Youth violence: green shoots of progress growing too slowly
More is being done to help schools tackle the scourge of youth violence, but it needs to go further – and faster, says Anne Longfield, chair of the Commission on Young Lives
The curious case of the missing psychology teachers
Psychology is now the second most popular A-level subject in England – but the number of new teachers remains far below what’s needed. So, what’s going on and how can it be fixed?
