General
Thursday
25th Jan 2024
Weekly round-up: Schools’ soaring costs and digital guidance
91¶¶Òõ’ education news round-up this week includes more schools in deficit as a result of rising costs, new guidance on technology and schools’ support pact for Ofsted inspections
Measles outbreak: what schools need to know
With measles cases rising, schools and nurseries have been given advice on what to do if they have a confirmed or suspected case
Attendance: 1 in 5 pupils persistently absent
New data also shows that a third of disadvantaged pupils were persistently absent last term
Wednesday
24th Jan 2024
Chancellor urged to fund RAAC removal from schools
The ASCL has called for a new recovery funding stream for schools impacted by RAAC in its representation for the Budget in March
Teachers need guidance on AI, says DfE report
Report calls for funding to develop AI content detectors to help teachers spot when pupils have used artificial intelligence
Just 4 in 10 teachers found their last Inset day useful
But more than one in six teachers would prefer to receive £2,500-worth of CPD rather than a £1,000 pay rise, a survey shows
Tuesday
23rd Jan 2024
OECD report to highlight RICs’ ‘strengths’
Scotland’s network of Regional Improvement Collaboratives is to have its funding cut, but a forthcoming OECD report is expected to recommend developing them further
Labour to push for not-in-school register
The legislation, if passed, would create a council-maintained register of children not on school rolls
Welsh heads face ‘terrible’ budget choices
Reducing staffing and learning support for pupils are among the cuts school leaders say they will have to make to fund the 2023-24 teacher pay deal, a new survey finds
9 in 10 parents say schools need more Stem teachers
Trainee maths and science teachers should be paid more, says Teach First chief in response to survey findings
Monday
22nd Jan 2024
Scottish teaching unions demand 6.5% rise
Unions say the ‘slightly above’ inflation claim for 2024-25 would be ‘a modest step towards restoring teachers’ pay’
Schools’ leaders sign Ofsted support pact
‘Caversham Covenant’ partnership launches today in Southampton as routine Ofsted inspections return