General
Tuesday
Futura Learning Partnership appoints next CEO
Gary Schlick, current deputy CEO of the 27-school multi-academy trust, will take up the top job in September
De Souza wants to check every school’s approach to phones
The children’s commissioner told Commons Education Select Committee MPs today that she would like to get a national picture of how schools restrict mobile use
Business leader exodus a ‘real risk’ for schools
An ASCL poll has found that 50 per cent of school business leaders are considering leaving their role in the next three years
Teachers ‘suffer broken bones’ as pupil violence rises
The increase in violent behaviour in Scottish schools has also left some staff suffering PTSD, warns EIS union
Monday
Cosla: Ring-fencing funding for teachers means deeper cuts elsewhere
Services such as social work, libraries and youth work will suffer if the Scottish government pushes ahead with plans to ring-fence £145.5m for school staff, say councils
‘Zero tolerance’ on school violence promised by Scottish Labour
Teachers need better guidance on dealing with violence in school, as well as confidence that incidents of concerning behaviour will be addressed properly, says Pam Duncan-Glancy
Schools should ban mobile phone use, says new guidance
Guidance says school behaviour policies should make it clear that pupils can be searched for mobile phones and similar devices
Friday
Schools face ‘crossing red lines’ with budget cuts
Half of school business professionals warn their school is set to run out of money within three years
Film set to become discrete subject in Scottish schools
Plan to make film and screen education available to every pupil in every school ‘could make Scottish kids among the most cineliterate in the world’
Revealed: The ‘sickening’ rise in supply costs hitting schools
Supply spend is rising across the schools system, with leaders citing the growing support needs of pupils, teacher shortages and higher supply prices as cost drivers
