General
Tuesday
6th Feb 2024
Scots language ‘milestone’ reached with course for teachers
Teachers across a wide range of subjects and sectors have signed up to a course that underlines the ‘transformative role’ Scots language can play in schools
Barran: RAAC-hit schools ‘left on their own’ by councils
Academies minister says the DfE is ‘worried about the support some primary schools are getting from their local authorities’
Big rise in academy trusts with in-year deficits
The latest Kreston UK Academies Benchmark Report has found that more trusts are having to eat into their reserves as they cope with financial uncertainty
Monday
5th Feb 2024
NASUWT to run ballot on industrial action over pay
NASUWT becomes the second teachers’ union to announce that it is consulting its members about industrial action
School funding for car chargers to sell energy to drivers
The chargers can be used for staff and visitors, but the Department for Transport says they could also help schools generate revenue through sale to the public
Friday
2nd Feb 2024
MPs back persistent school absence bill
Measures will require councils in England to promote regular school attendance
Revealed: What to expect from new Sendco NPQ
DfE names providers that will be delivering the new Sendco national professional qualification from autumn this year
DfE urged to rethink school transgender proposals
Coalition guide calls on schools to only engage with parents of a gender-questioning child ‘with explicit consent’ of the young person
Ofsted inspectors to complete training on small schools
Ofsted inspectors have to undergo new training on understanding small schools before being able to inspect settings with 150 or fewer pupils
Calls for clarity on pupil register removal rule
CST says ‘complex debate’ needed on the fairness of rules over register removals after Astrea says not all schools follow legal advice
John Barneby on the rise of the ‘outsider’ trust CEO
The new CEO of Oasis Community Learning came up through the trust services route, not the school route. He tells Matilda Martin why he thinks more leaders with this background would be good news for the sector
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