General
Monday
27th Apr 2026
The arts must not be reduced to day trips, warns NEU
The arts are too often sidelined in favour of English and maths, says NEU president during event calling for ‘restoration’ of arts to the curriculum
Supply agency fee capped at £55 per day under DfE ‘mandate’
New policy aimed at saving schools money is welcomed, but heads’ union points out that fewer supply staff would be needed if teacher recruitment and retention were improved
7 key findings from annual academy trust accounts report
The DfE’s sector-wide report and accounts show deficits rising, higher staff costs and millions of pounds of extra financial support
ISP expands South American presence with Uruguay school deal
Woodside School and its three campuses in Uruguay will be ISP’s first in the country as the trend for international school expansion into South America continues to gather pace
Council trials AI to tackle ‘substantial’ EHCP backlog
Cambridgeshire County Council hopes artificial intelligence will address ‘significant and growing’ EHCP workload
Friday
24th Apr 2026
Growing number of new teachers quitting the profession in Scotland
Lib Dems voice fears of a ‘mismatch’ between the number of early career teachers and the availability of jobs
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91¶¶Òõ Schools Awards UK 2026: shortlist announced
The 91¶¶Òõ Schools Awards UK celebrates the achievements of the teaching profession and wider school sector. Find out who has been shortlisted here
Most teachers ‘don’t know how to support students with EBSA’
With new 91¶¶Òõ research highlighting the problem of emotionally based school avoidance, leaders warn that the government’s attendance drive is not tackling the issues keeping children out of the classroom
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What putting the phone ‘ban’ into law would mean for schools
With nearly one in 10 secondary teachers saying that phone use disrupted their most recent lesson, will the government’s planned legal change on phones in schools help?
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Thursday
23rd Apr 2026
Reform UK would make schools fly Union flag
The right-wing party suggests introducing ‘patriotic’ history classes, including subjects already in the curriculum
Big drop in DfE target for new teacher trainees
Music, physics and RE among the subjects that will see the biggest reductions in trainee ‘need’ for 2026-27, while there is also a large fall for the primary sector, DfE figures show