General
Friday
22nd Nov 2024
Curriculum and assessment review: schools sector has its say
In response to the review’s call for evidence, sector organisations recommend changes to assessments and the scrapping of performance measures
Ombudsman wants to close SEND ‘accountability gap’ in schools
Local government ombudsman wants powers to investigate exclusions and how EHCPs are implemented in schools
One in 10 new teachers suffers bullying or discrimination
Experienced teachers need to be given the ‘time and capacity’ to give more support to new entrants to the profession, says Scotland’s teaching watchdog
How teacher training could make or break the DfE inclusion plan
The government wants more pupils with SEND to be supported in mainstream schools, but most teachers say their training did not equip them to meet these children’s needs
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Thursday
21st Nov 2024
Behaviour got worse during hubs programme, say pupils
Schools with high levels of deprivation benefitted more from the government’s behaviour hubs scheme, official evaluation shows
Four providers awarded contracts to deliver ECF
Best Practice Network – one of the current providers of the Early Career Framework – has not been awarded a new contract, 91¶¶Òõ understands
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Headship turnover may be ‘accelerated’ by VAT on private school fees
Independent schools could also ‘struggle’ with teacher pay as a result of the tax, sector leaders tell the Schools and Academies Show
DfE aims to announce 2025 teacher pay award in April
The 2024 process and pay award announcement faced delays as a result of the general election in July
Suspensions and exclusions up by a third in a year
Pressures on schools highlighted after government data shows surge in suspensions and permanent exclusions
Schools minister: RISE teams will also work on finance and resource management
The DfE’s new regional improvement offer will include the deployment of school resource management advisers
‘Compassion fatigue’ hitting school donations, warns MAT leader
Tom Campbell of E-ACT highlights ‘heartbreaking’ decline in donations from local businesses and charities as schools face rising challenges