General
Thursday
Students reluctant to use AI for fear of cheating accusations
Only 55 per cent of young people feel their school is clear about appropriate use of AI, finds Scottish Qualifications Authority report
SSTA finds ‘alarming’ numbers of non-specialists taking classes
‘Deepening crisis’ of staff shortages also sees primary teachers frequently taking on roles in secondary schools, reveals survey by Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association
Menstruation should be in PE curriculum, say experts
Sport is an ‘amazing place’ to educate girls about their bodies but PE teachers may never have been taught anything about menstrual cycles, MPs are told
Wednesday
Restraint guidance for schools ‘took too long’, admits Gilruth
There is ‘probably’ an underreporting of incidents where seclusion or restraint is used in Scottish schools, says education secretary
Politics focus leads to ‘significant’ confidence boost for girls
University of Roehampton’s pilot classroom programme aims to improve political knowledge and self-belief among working-class girls
Teachers seek 13% more pay to work in the most disadvantaged schools
Increasing salaries is the most effective way to improve teacher recruitment, according to EEF research looking at what schools can offer to attract staff
Tuesday
Nearly half a million pupils entitled to free school transport
Almost one in 10 children with SEND who receive funded home-to-school transport travel alone by taxi, new DfE data shows
Phillipson commits to remove RAAC from schools by 2029
Government announces new timeline for removing collapse-prone concrete from schools as MPs scrutinise its progress
Minister rejects call to allow term-time holidays
Schools minister Georgia Gould says the government will not allow pupils to miss 10 days of school without good reason
Monday
Sendcos back statutory mainstream support plan
Teacher Tapp data shows a higher level of support among Sendcos than other teachers for plans to create a new layer of learning support in mainstream schools
DfE misses key teacher pay review deadline
Teacher pay review process ‘undermined’ by the government’s late submission of evidence, warn unions
Schools ‘disincentivised’ from helping poorest children
Former DfE permanent secretary calls for major reform, warning that the school system currently fails the pupils most in need of help
