General
Friday
DfE mulls boost to international recruitment
Officials want to help schools hire more teachers from overseas amid worsening recruitment crisis
DfE in bid to sign 5 new SEND bailout deals
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Cheshire East, Wiltshire, Devon and Bracknell Forest are understood to be submitting final proposals to the DfE next week
‘Vital’ that pay offer attracts more teachers
After strike action over teacher pay in 2023, the EIS calls for less ‘stalling’ over salary increases this time round
Thursday
Weekly round-up: New Ofsted chief’s plans and digital GCSEs
This week’s education news round-up includes the first interview with new Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver and one exam board’s plan to introduce digital GCSE exams next year
‘Huge boost’ in numbers having music lessons
In some councils pupil demand is ‘vastly larger than supply’ and funding is not keeping pace with rising costs
How many teachers are on temporary contracts in Scotland?
91¶¶Òõ Scotland analysis finds one in five teachers working in primary, secondary and special schools is on a temporary contract
Tuesday
How the DfE’s property firm has performed: 5 key facts
It took nearly five years to secure a permanent site for one of the government’s flagship specialist maths schools, annual report reveals
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What should Sir Martyn Oliver prioritise as Ofsted chief?
Leading education figures have their say on the issues the new chief inspector should put at the top of his to-do list
How Sir Martyn Oliver plans to fix Ofsted
In his first interview since starting his role as chief inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver details how he plans to tackle the multiple challenges Ofsted is facing – starting by delaying the return of routine inspections
Rural school buildings twice as likely to be ‘poor’
Rural parts of Scotland have a disproportionately high number of school buildings in disrepair, compared with urban areas, official figures show
