Friday
Heads ‘deflated’ after DfE funding email error
The Department for Education has apologised to several academy trusts after mistakenly telling them they were eligible to apply for a school building fund
Scottish teachers are ‘overworked and underpaid’, EIS tells UN
The union says ‘national action’ is needed on teacher workload, lack of preparation time and pay restoration
10 questions with... John Camp
The new ASCL president tells 91¶¶Òõ how his own school experience has driven his career and underpins his philosophy of ‘ambitious and optimistic education for all’
Thursday
‘No end in sight’ to RAAC saga, warns union leader
The DfE confirms 43 more schools with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete as Labour brands the situation a ‘shambles’
Weekly round-up: New KS4 data and online GCSEs
This week’s essential education news includes new key stage 4 performance data revealing a bigger disadvantage gap, one exam board’s plan to take GCSEs online, and a ‘hostile attack’ on teachers’ rights
214 schools now confirmed to have RAAC
Twelve schools found to contain the potentially dangerous concrete are still having to provide a mix of face-to-face and remote learning
Wednesday
Walker: RAAC cash mustn’t come ‘at expense of SEND’
The government needs to stick to its SEND funding pledge amid demands for cash to tackle the concrete crisis in schools, former minister warns
Over £100m cut from Wales’ education and language budget
The cuts of almost £75 million to the revenue budget and £40 million to the capital budget have been described as ‘deeply concerning’ by school leaders
Tuesday
Gibb faces call to resign over £370m DfE funding error
Labour’s Barry Sheerman accuses the schools minister of overseeing the ‘demoralisation’ of the education sector across England
SEND crisis ‘will spiral out of control’, MPs warn
Unless more funding is provided then the problems with SEND support will ‘quickly worsen’, cross-party MPs tell the chancellor ahead of his autumn mini-budget
