Wednesday
Somerville grilled over teacher numbers pledge
The decision has caused ‘chaos’ in councils and is leading to ‘massive cuts’ in other services, claim opposition politicians
Safeguarding: Warning over risk of pupil ‘tragedy’
Department for Education given six months to set out plan to improve support for vulnerable adolescents
Monday
Schools need more help to tackle pupil absence ‘crisis’, MPs told
Sending more personalised messages to parents could improve attendance, researchers suggest
Research paints ‘gloomy picture’ of secondary education in Scotland
Pressure to drive up attainment is ‘invariably taking precedence’ over the aspirations of Curriculum for Excellence, research finds
Friday
New urgency to teacher pay talks - but no offer
There was a change of tone from the government in this week’s teacher pay talks, says ASCL leader Geoff Barton – but without a concrete offer, it’s hard to imagine future strikes will be averted
Automating FSM ‘would create schools cash boost’
Town hall leaders call for free school meals to be extended and automated to ensure more pupils benefit
Wednesday
Nicola Sturgeon’s big education promise defined her leadership
Scotland’s departing first minister wanted to be judged on education, but it was not a big part of her resignation speech today
Why it’s time to future-proof D&T
An awardwinning design and technology teacher explains why she’s backing calls to revamp the teaching of D&T to make it more relevant to the modern world – and entice more teachers and students as a result
Oak seeks teachers to make lesson resources
But move by national quango has been criticised at a time when ‘schools are finding it incredibly difficult to recruit and retain teachers’
