General
Tuesday
22nd Oct 2024
Education minister ‘open’ to school absence targets
Baroness Jacqui Smith was responding to questions in the House of Lords
NI curriculum review aims for ‘knowledge-rich’ approach
International education expert Lucy Crehan to lead Northern Ireland’s review of curriculum design and delivery
MATs among 24 winning bids to run subject knowledge courses
DfE announces organisations tasked with running Subject Knowledge Enhancement courses for prospective teachers
DfE to review 44 mainstream free school projects
And five more schools have been added to the School Rebuilding Programme
Monday
21st Oct 2024
Maths anxiety ‘significantly’ more common for disadvantaged pupils
Disadvantaged Year 6 pupils nearly four times more likely to say new maths concepts make them nervous, research finds
3 in 4 primary pupils hear homophobic language
Many young people come across the language on social media platform TikTok, finds report containing ‘deeply concerning’ findings
5,000 schools to play non-contact rugby under plan to grow the sport
Change comes amid fears over players’ welfare – but full-contact rugby union should be offered for under-15s and up, says review led by MAT chief
Schools close as strikes target first minister’s constituency
Support staff walkouts over pay are scheduled to last for two weeks and follow the October break meaning some pupils face being out of school for a month
Friday
18th Oct 2024
Staff with poor view of leaders in November more likely to leave
A study by Professor John Jerrim also found the higher quality staff think school leadership is, the higher their job satisfaction
New ungraded inspections risk inconsistency, trusts’ leader warns
Steve Rollett, deputy CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts, has raised concerns about Ofsted’s new ‘focus areas’ approach in ungraded inspections