Thursday
MATs worried about financial stability
Less than half of multi-academy trusts are confident about their long-term finances, research shows
Concern for 7,000 pupils on FSM at RAAC-hit schools
Trust leader ‘really worried’ about impact of disruption on disadvantaged students, as union boss calls for special considerations for those taking exams
Wednesday
Advanced British Standard: everything you need to know
What exactly would the new Advanced British Standard entail, how much would it cost and will it ever actually happen?
Gibb’s defence of knowledge-rich learning
Schools minister pens explanation of why he thinks knowledge-rich learning is so important as part of the government’s Advanced British Standard plan
Sunak: Advanced British Standard to replace A levels
The prime minister has unveiled plans to bring in a new qualification combining A levels and T levels, with the government also saying it will look at reforming GCSEs
Tuesday
Thousands benefit from Welsh version of Erasmus
The programme – called Taith – was launched last year to ‘fill the gaps’ left by the UK government’s Turing programme, which provided funding to just one Welsh school last year
Why Scotland urgently needs better pupil absence data
The increasing proportion of pupils persistently absent from school is prompting action in other parts of the UK – so why is equivalent data not published in Scotland?
Banning phones is the right call - but schools aren’t the problem
If the government is worried about the impact of phones on education, it should be targeting social media companies, says this leader
Maths to 18: Beware ‘unintended consequences’, warns ex-DfE adviser
Mark Lehain said that introducing the prime minister’s plans too soon could put pressure on ‘an already struggling system’
Why MATs should bridge the primary-secondary divide
Schools keen to join a multi-academy trust should look at those that share their values rather than simply clubbing together with other schools of the same phase
