General
Monday
28th Oct 2024
Budget 2024: what can schools expect?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce spending plans for 2025-26 this week. 91¶¶Òõ breaks down what the announcement could mean for schools
Lack of interest in two of the biggest jobs in Scottish education
The Scottish government is being forced to re-advertise the posts of chief inspector of education and chief executive of Education Scotland
Teachers ‘burnt out’ covering gaps in services
Rising school standards risk masking a growing array of challenges, ‘especially around the lives of the most vulnerable pupils’, warns former DfE adviser
Sunday
27th Oct 2024
Reeves announces £1.4bn to rebuild crumbling schools
Union leaders warn the announcement falls short of the investment needed to restore the school estate
NEU concern over Black teachers’ pay and retention
Teaching union calls on government to produce a national strategy to address barriers faced by Black teachers
Friday
25th Oct 2024
Major MAT to launch charity to run its community hubs
United Learning CEO Sir Jon Coles says schools have become focal point for providing community assistance meaning its hubs are now a ‘necessity’
Focus on inclusion over fines to fix attendance, report says
Threatening parents with fines is ‘not working for many families and not reducing severe absence rates’, former children’s commissioner warns
MAT Tracker regional deep dive: North East of England
91¶¶Òõ examines the outlook for the academies sector in the North East of England, as part of our MAT Tracker series delving into regional movements and trends
Thursday
24th Oct 2024
Pay source of ‘major discontent’ for school business leaders
Unison and GMB accept £1,290 support staff pay offer but concerns have been raised about school business leaders and the impact on special schools
Young Enterprise Scotland on verge of closure after funding cut
Future ‘seems untenable’ for charity that has offered enterprise education to schools for decades, after loss of Scottish government funding
SEND crisis: schools lack incentives to be inclusive, watchdog warns
The government has no solution to a financial crisis that could lead to more than 4 in 10 councils effectively declaring bankruptcy, states National Audit Office