General
Thursday
19th Sep 2024
MAT leaders: SEND and inclusion should not be ‘delegated down’
The Queen Street Group’s annual report highlights SEND, falling rolls and Ofsted’s ability to assess MATs as key concerns
Leaders demand answers on remaining trust capacity funds
Trust leaders could be ‘wasting their time’ on bids after 91¶¶Òõ revealed nearly all of the original pot has been allocated
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Teacher secondments ‘could boost Gen Z recruits’
Career breaks, and five other ways the government could hit its teacher recruitment pledge, according to Teach First
Wednesday
18th Sep 2024
DfE urged to review curriculum panel over Oak links
Bridget Phillipson has been asked to look again at the membership of a curriculum and assessment review panel
Reforms must go ‘far beyond’ Scottish education bill, MSPs told
Some of the most influential figures in Scottish education in recent times raise concerns that an opportunity for ‘bold and radical’ reform is being missed
Tuesday
17th Sep 2024
Schools must not use Ofsted logos for this year’s judgements
The main changes to Ofsted’s inspection handbook, at a glance
Bill addresses restraint and seclusion in Scottish schools
Six key principles for reforming rules on restraint and seclusion in schools are being set out in the Scottish Parliament today
Call for Ofsted ‘transparency’ over board minutes
The watchdog has not published any board minutes for meetings held after September 2023
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Help unsuccessful teacher trainees be TAs, DfE urged
Government-funded charity calls for unsuccessful ITT applicants to be ‘redirected’ to alternative careers within schools
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Monday
16th Sep 2024
Headteachers’ Roundtable names co-chairs
Caroline Derbyshire announces she is stepping down after four years as chair of the school leaders group
Inclusion top concern for academy CEOs
Trust leaders want to prioritise inclusion and SEND this year, but are hampered by funding shortfalls, the annual CST survey has found