General
Tuesday
3rd Oct 2023
Lockdown advice for schools after malicious emails
Schools are advised to alert the police immediately, but not initiate a lockdown unless told to or if there is an immediate physical threat
Thousands benefit from Welsh version of Erasmus
The programme – called Taith – was launched last year to ‘fill the gaps’ left by the UK government’s Turing programme, which provided funding to just one Welsh school last year
Edtech ‘not used to full potential’, say most teachers
More than half of teachers think tech solutions ‘create as much work as they save’ – but only a minority feel it has had a negative impact overall, finds poll
Exclusive
Monday
2nd Oct 2023
Teaching becoming a ‘military-style tour of duty’, warns charity boss
Concept of teaching as a lifelong career is ‘blown’, mental health charity leader tells 91¶¶Òõ
DfE looking at how AI can tackle inequality in education
Academies minister says the government wants to avoid schools being ‘burned’ by edtech promises that are not delivered on
Most teachers have not seen workload cut by Oak
But users of Oak National Academy lesson resources report better wellbeing and are more likely to see themselves staying in teaching
SEND pupils less likely to go to primary faith schools
New analysis compares the number of Reception pupils with SEND at Church of England and Catholic diocese primary schools with non-faith schools
Keegan mobile ban ‘unnecessary’ and ‘desperate’, say unions
Gillian Keegan is the latest education secretary to announce a ban on mobile phones in schools after the decision was previously left to headteachers
Maths to 18: Call for universal ‘on-demand’ assessment
Heads’ leaders applaud exam board for urging politicians to create new maths and literacy tests that boost competence