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Tuesday
24th Sep 2024
What subject experts want from Labour’s curriculum review
With the DfE’s curriculum and exam review set to call for evidence, 91¶¶Òõ looks at the changes subject experts want to see
Days left to complete ‘crucial’ languages survey for Scottish schools
Responses will give overview of modern languages teaching in Scotland amid deep concerns over their place in school timetables
New education body for parents and carers seeks recruits
The Scottish Assembly of Parents and Carers starts its search for members today, months after funding was cut from another national parent body
Call to investigate impact of existing mental health support on pupils
NEU says schools ‘do not have the resources or staff to continue carrying the weight of a broken system’
Drop in science practicals ‘detriment to us all’, experts warn
Scientists Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Professor Brian Cox partner with the Royal Society to help teachers run practical experiments
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Monday
23rd Sep 2024
Phillipson defends panel chosen for curriculum review
Speaking at the Labour Party Conference, the education secretary says making the panel bigger would risk it becoming ‘over-wieldy’
Call for Swinney to intervene over council education cuts
EIS writes to first minister amid dismay over ‘hugely damaging’ plans in Glasgow and Falkirk to cut teaching jobs and learning hours
We need more teachers with SEND, says schools minister
Speaking at the Labour Party conference, Catherine McKinnell said the government is looking at how to make teaching more inclusive
Labour urged to ‘bring forward measures’ to tackle teacher supply
The recruitment of postgraduate secondary teacher trainees is 37 per cent below target, analysis of DfE figures shows
Friday
20th Sep 2024
Labour’s education policy: what schools can expect
Ahead of this year’s Labour Party conference, we look at what we know so far on the new government’s key education policies, including Ofsted report cards and recruiting 6,500 more teachers
NEU launches snap poll on teacher pay
The teaching union is recommending its members accept the government’s teacher pay rise for 2024-25
Mayors’ bid for school oversight role
Former government adviser says regional responsibility for schools should be transferred from DfE regions to metro mayors
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