Monday
Laura Trott named shadow education secretary
Neil O’Brien will serve as a shadow education minister under the new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch
My week as...regional director at The Pioneer Academy
Vicky Marsh talks through a typical week in her role, from schools visits and executive meetings, to finding time for admin and using a headteachers’ WhatsApp group effectively
Thursday
Private schools launch legal action over VAT on fees
The Independent Schools Council is taking legal action against the government after the tax policy on fees was confirmed in yesterday’s Budget
Private school fees set to rise by 10% after VAT added
The Treasury also estimates that 3,000 pupils will move into the state sector before the end of the 2024-25 academic year
Free instrumental music in ‘jeopardy’ in Scottish schools
EIS teaching union calls on education secretary to offer protection to instrumental music tuition, amid concerns over possible reintroduction of charges
Unesco concern over UK’s high education secretary turnover
The global report says short tenure as education secretary makes education reform harder to achieve
Scottish primary school leaders’ view of the Budget
AHDS general secretary Greg Dempster looks at whether this week’s UK Budget offers real hope of a boost to education in Scotland
What does the quiet reform of Education Scotland mean for the future?
Scrutiny of Scotland’s education reforms has focused on qualifications and assessment – but what of the equally critical move to split inspection and curriculum development into two new national bodies? Emma Seith explores the issues
Wednesday
Private schools ‘to lose 6% of pupils under Labour VAT rule’
Independent forecast released today also predicts private schools will pass on two-thirds of VAT costs to parents
‘Genuine risk’ Scottish education ‘will be left behind’
BOCSH group of Scottish secondary heads warns education secretary of signs that system is ‘no longer fit for purpose’ and says other countries’ reforms are ‘advancing rapidly’
