Friday
DfE: More ‘flexibility’ on ECF as mentors dip
Schools minister writes to schools to set out early career framework changes as new data shows patchy mentor take-up
Muir report: what happens next in Scottish education?
The Muir report, published earlier this week, will lead to the creation of three new national education bodies
Oak to roll out lessons in Ukrainian for refugees
Education secretary announces move today after revealing plans for the UK to take in 100,000 children fleeing the war in Ukraine
Fresh push for ‘significant’ rise in teacher numbers
Scotland’s biggest teaching union also calls for councils to go even further than the government’s promise to reduce class-contact time
Zahawi to switch £65m NTP catch-up cash to schools
Education secretary announces cash will be given directly to schools, as school-led tutoring delivers over half of target courses
Why tackling child poverty must be at the heart of the White Paper
If the government is truly committed to children’s education and their future life opportunities, then ending child poverty has to be at the top of the agenda, says Geoff Barton
An ‘identikit model curriculum’ shows DfE is in ‘time warp’
Exclusive: The government’s proposals for Oak National Academy are not backed by evidence and risk undermining its White Paper, writes BESA director general Caroline Wright
Exclusive: DfE warned over lack of ‘due process’ on Oak plan
Educational suppliers’ leader tells the DfE that its plan for a new quango risks the Schools White Paper having ‘less longevity than a fidget spinner’
Keep school Covid tests free to avoid exam disruption, Zahawi told
Heads’ leader warns virus among staff is still leading to whole year group closures in the run-up to GCSEs and A levels
Thursday
Government must prove the NTP is working
Robert Halfon, chair of the Commons Education Select Committee, outlines why the government must prove the NTP is fit for purpose – and if not, they should free themselves from the contract
End ‘spaghetti junction’ catch-up funding, say MPs
The National Tutoring Programme contract with Randstad should be stopped if the scheme fails to meet its targets by spring, says committee
Eton plan for three selective sixth-form schools in North and Midlands
Private school partnership with major MAT aims to open free schools in Oldham, Middlesbrough and Dudley
