General
Friday
11th Oct 2024
How will the Employment Rights Bill impact schools?
91¶¶Òõ rounds up all we know so far about how the government’s planned workers’ rights legislation will affect teachers and support staff
The ‘perverse incentives’ facing primary MATs
Findings shared with 91¶¶Òõ reveal financial reserves are five times lower at all-primary trusts than those with no primaries
Attendance mentor scheme expansion delayed
Government awards £15m contract for mentoring support for persistently absent secondary school students in 10 Priority Education Investment Areas across England
Thursday
10th Oct 2024
English teacher trainee bursaries halved
The Department for Education has announced the subjects that will receive bursary and grant funding in the upcoming academic year
Former FM calls for schools to confront Scotland’s colonial past
Some of those leading the movement to end slavery were Scottish – but Scots were also among the wealthiest slave owners, Humza Yousaf tells Parliament
Gilruth: Inspection fails to flag behaviour and attendance issues
Education secretary also says inspectors should use their power to inspect universities’ initial teacher education programmes
Russell Hobby to step down as Teach First CEO
Mr Hobby, who has held the role for seven years, will step down in summer 2025
Don’t use falling pupil rolls to cut budget, DfE warned
With primary schools facing a drop in numbers, a new report warns of the financial impact – and suggests ways to address the problem
Longer school week ‘improves GCSE results’
Students spending more time in school leads to a small improvement in GCSE outcomes, says Education Policy Institute report
Tuesday
8th Oct 2024
VAT on private school fees is ‘destructive’, Hinds warns
Shadow education secretary Damian Hinds has criticised the government’s policy to apply 20 per cent VAT on independent school fees in a parliamentary debate today
Miles Briggs named Scottish shadow education secretary
In the new Conservative shadow cabinet, the Lothian MSP replaces Liam Kerr, who moves to become shadow justice secretary
Research finds ‘proliferation’ of ‘exam conditions’ testing in primary
Primary schools are using more exam-conditions tests – even though Scotland has its own national assessments – because they generate ‘a robust calculation of a child’s attainment’