Thursday
Russell Hobby to step down as Teach First CEO
Mr Hobby, who has held the role for seven years, will step down in summer 2025
Longer school days improve students’ grades - sort of
The author of a study showing that pupils in schools with longer days perform better outlines his key findings, but says further research is needed into how additional hours are being spent
Wednesday
Gilruth: New qualifications body must be ‘less defensive’ than SQA
But the education secretary continues to face questions about how change is possible if SQA leaders join Qualifications Scotland
The importance of trust insurance - and assurance
The recent issuing of an improvement notice to a trust over a lack of adequate insurance should make all MAT and school leaders double check their policies
Tuesday
VAT on private school fees is ‘destructive’, Hinds warns
Shadow education secretary Damian Hinds has criticised the government’s policy to apply 20 per cent VAT on independent school fees in a parliamentary debate today
Miles Briggs named Scottish shadow education secretary
In the new Conservative shadow cabinet, the Lothian MSP replaces Liam Kerr, who moves to become shadow justice secretary
Attendance: 32,000 pupils on part-time timetables
There has been a ‘notable’ drop in schools’ use of the controversial attendance code B for pupils who are learning off-site, new analysis shows
It’s time to put talk at the heart of learning
A member of the Oracy Education Commission explains why it is calling for speaking, listening and communication to become integral in every subject in the curriculum
Teachers need subject-specific oracy training, experts urge
Report from Commission on the Future of Oracy Education also calls for a revision of the English language GCSE and a rebalancing of spoken language in the curriculum
Friday
North East is left out of policymaking, Phillipson warned
Sector leaders in the North East have written to the education secretary to warn about a lack of representation in recently announced Ofsted and curriculum reviews
Scale of attendance issue requires a sector-wide approach
The chair of a new cross-sector commission on attendance explains why actionable insights will be at the heart of its work
Labour can’t keep avoiding the big issues in education
Sam Freedman explains why Labour’s early moves on education have ignored the biggest problems – but says it won’t be long until it has to accelerate bold decisions
