General
Tuesday
Ofsted target drove down quality of inspections
Dame Christine Gilbert’s independent review of Ofsted’s actions following the death of Ruth Perry suggests the inspectorate prioritised volume over quality
School mental health teams’ impact outweighs costs, say experts
London School of Economics researchers say there is ‘urgency’ in rolling out school mental health support teams across the country
Monday
New Scottish teacher pay offer tabled
Teacher representatives had set a deadline of noon today for a ‘credible’ offer and will now consider response in meetings this week
Phillipson: Teachers may be ‘nervous’ to return to class after riots
Education secretary highlights need for schools to feel ‘safe’ after ‘shocking and criminal acts of racism and Islamophobia’ this summer
DfE scraps Ofsted single-word school inspection grades
Single-word headline judgements to be removed with ‘immediate effect’ as part of a government shake-up of school accountability and improvement
Friday
Academy transparency fears as regional advisory meetings halted
Important strategic decisions facing multi-academy trusts must be addressed with ‘due speed’, says Confederation of School Trusts
Scottish schools waiting nearly two decades for inspection
Entire childhoods have come and gone in the time since a small number of Scotland’s schools last went through a full inspection
DfE reveals curriculum and assessment review panel members
The panel supporting Professor Becky Francis’ government curriculum and assessment review has been unveiled
Safeguarding concerns rising in international schools, report finds
‘Vital’ to reduce pressure on staff and improve reporting processes, 91¶¶Òõ international safeguarding survey shows
Thursday
Education directors criticise ‘watering down’ of reforms
‘Significant change’ to Scottish qualifications and national education agencies is required – not a ‘surface makeover’, says education directors’ body ADES
Alison Peacock: School improvement drive has ‘almost gone too far’
Some teachers feel as though they have to ‘follow a script’ due to the pressures of the accountability system, the teachers’ leader warned
Competition investigation into SIMS provider ESS closes
The Competition and Markets Authority ends its investigation into school information management provider ESS after ruling that ‘intervention is no longer needed’
