Friday
1 in 4 primary teachers has restrained a pupil this term
But most teachers have had no training in how to restrain a student, according to a new Teacher Tapp poll
Don’t jump into early years ‘glassy-eyed’, primary leaders warned
Senior education figures set out challenges for schools interested in bidding for government funding for nursery provision
Thursday
Ofsted’s new inspection toolkit will have a SEND focus
Watchdog says it wants to ensure its new inspection framework is ‘more suitable’ for inspection of SEND in mainstream, special and AP schools
Music tuition is a success story in Scotland - so why is it in danger?
A political solution is essential as Scottish councils seek cuts to music, says Alastair Orr
Reform delays hamper schools, but SLS sees some positive signs
Despite frustration over education reform, School Leaders Scotland president hits upbeat note over ‘steadfast’ support from Education Scotland
Let’s make more time for play in the school day
If we want to improve wellbeing among young people of all ages, we should ensure school gives them a chance to explore, create and have fun with one another, says Anne Longfield
Wednesday
Curriculum reforms ‘created SEND crisis’, says MAT leader
Leaders call for ‘solutions’ and an ‘end point’ in any future reforms of the SEND system
Treat online and offline bullying with ‘same seriousness’
Online bullying may have more serious consequences, suggests first anti-bullying guidance from Scottish government in seven years
Youth club closures affected GCSE results, think tank warns
Headteachers’ leaders urge government to restore local authority funding for community services, or risk leaving schools to ‘pick up the pieces’
Tuesday
No ‘anti-maths mindset’ in English schools, says OECD
But report warns that post-16 study of maths in this country only caters for a ‘small elite group’, meaning many proficient students drop the subject
Boosting reading fluency ‘could halve KS2 gender gap’
Research also warns against making key stage 2 tests ‘too long’ so they’re largely assessments of reading speed
Timeline for new Centre of Teaching Excellence revealed
Scottish government officials say a number of universities are ‘very interested’ in hosting the new centre, which has been described by school leaders as ‘unnecessary’ and ‘costly’
