General
Thursday
Oak adds korfball, pickleball and parkour to PE curriculum
Oak National Academy is extending its curriculum to cover new sports, designed to encourage more young people to get active
Local-tier MAT governors ‘lack understanding’ of their role
Many multi-academy trust boards have diversity policies that have not yet translated into reality, according to analysis by the Confederation of School Trusts
1 in 3 MATs expect reserves to fall below threshold
Analysis comes as the IFS warns that the funding increase for 2025-26 will get ‘swallowed up by ongoing cost pressures’
Wednesday
Biggest pressure facing teachers is lack of respect, says Starmer
The prime minister hosted a reception at Downing Street to celebrate teachers and teaching assistants this afternoon
‘Broad support’ for right to week-long residential
MSPs’ call for evidence on proposed legislation reveals widespread support for a right to residential outdoor education – though some experts have raised concerns
Trust leaders raise ‘big questions’ over regional improvement teams
The Confederation of School Trusts is ‘seeking reassurance’ over DfE’s planned approach to supporting schools
Tuesday
Unauthorised absence ‘stubbornly high’ despite higher fines
Absence rates have not dropped since higher £160 fines were introduced in September, analysis reveals
‘Still much to do’ on seminal ASL review, four years on
With only around 18 months of the current Parliament remaining, almost half of the action plan that resulted from review of additional support needs has yet to be completed
Nord Anglia makes appointments to education board
International schools group announces four high-profile appointments to help students ‘thrive in a rapidly changing world’
Regional support and intervention teams: what schools need to know
Ofsted report cards will ‘strongly inform’ the level of regional support and intervention that schools receive from new RISE teams, the DfE says
Pupils’ reading enjoyment at lowest level in almost 20 years
Children’s reading is at ‘crisis’ point, the National Literacy Trust warns, after a significant fall in the number of young people who report enjoying reading
Financial education: 9 in 10 teachers say it should be taught beyond maths
More teachers said financial education should be delivered in PSHE or across the curriculum than in just maths lessons
