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Friday
17th Jan 2025
Give private schools public funds to widen access, says commission
Pupil premium funding could be given to private schools that take on more disadvantaged pupils, says commission funded by the independent sector
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Should children spend more time in school?
Scottish pupils generally receive 950 learning hours in primary and 1,045 in secondary – but a survey finds a ‘range of views’ on these norms and a ‘prevalent theme’ that there are not enough hours
Rob Haring to step down as CEO of Westcountry Schools Trust
Having led the 31-school trust since its inception in 2011, Rob Haring will retire at the end of December
CST calls for changes to DfE bill over pay flexibility
The Confederation of School Trusts is ‘very concerned’ about the schools part of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Heads urge Ofsted to delay new inspections until 2026
Over 90% of heads do not have confidence in Ofsted being able to design an effective new inspection framework, NAHT warns
Lack of trust in Ofsted ‘almost irreversible’
Headteachers’ support service warns that it is still receiving ‘traumatic’ calls from school leaders about Ofsted inspections
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Thursday
16th Jan 2025
Ofsted considers longer safeguarding inspection insights
Binary judgements for schools on safeguarding are likely to remain, although they could change from ‘effective’ or ‘ineffective’ to either ‘met’ or ‘not met’
Defined list of teacher responsibilities ‘not helpful’, says DfE
The DfE has responded to recommendations from the previous Commons Education Select Committee on how to address the teacher recruitment and retention crisis
Providers get £41m to deliver combined ITT and ECF framework
91¶¶Òõ previously revealed the four providers that had been selected to deliver the rolled-together Initial Teaching Training and Early Career Framework
Wednesday
15th Jan 2025
How many private school pupils have joined Edinburgh state schools?
It was predicted that the introduction of VAT on private school fees would have a disproportionate impact on the capital’s schools – we reveal the latest figures
Phillipson: ‘Floor but no ceiling’ on teacher pay
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson answers MPs’ questions on the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, SEND and more