General
Thursday
15th Feb 2024
Ofsted and Ofqual asked for plans to deal with AI
Ministers tell inspectorate and exams watchdog to assess the risks that the abuse of artificial intelligence poses to their sector
Weekly round-up: The research drive to help teachers
This week’s essential education news includes the launch of a five-year research project to identify best teaching practice and women in schools being denied flexible working
No fines for councils over drop in teacher numbers
But education secretary says Scottish councils will face stricter teacher targets next year and threatens to enshrine in law the hours that pupils spend in class
Schools ‘reject 1 in 3 flexible working requests from women’
Public sector employers are being ‘inconsistent, rigid and unimaginative’ in response to requests for flexible working, says Unison
School uniforms can ‘restrict’ girls’ activity, research finds
Uniforms can lead to ‘greater gender inequalities’ in physical activity among primary school-aged children, finds University of Cambridge study
Extending the school day ‘could cut absence’
Lengthen the school day to help disadvantaged pupils, says report – but leaders warn that this would require significant extra funding
Tuesday
13th Feb 2024
‘Green shoots’ on attendance, says Baroness Barran
DfE minister spoke in the House of Lords today to give new information on attendance and the plan for an out-of-school register – here are the key points from her speech
Plan school places ‘constructively’ with councils, trusts told
Making significant changes to an academy: four key points from updated DfE guidance
Project to track teacher training impact on pupils
TIDE aims to bring together data to explore how or what approaches to teacher training, classroom practice and CPD impact pupil outcomes
Exclusive
Monday
12th Feb 2024
Funding needed to keep NI schools open, warns new minister
Education ‘cannot continue with current levels of capital funding’, says Northern Ireland’s new minister
Cutting tutoring funding would be ‘national travesty’
Schools have indicated they could not afford to carry on providing catch-up tutoring if the government stops the NTP subsidy