General
Thursday
Consultation launched on future of school inspection in Scotland
Improvements to school inspection are essential to drive up standards in schools, says education secretary
Pressure to be online causes pupils to miss school, report finds
Fines and sanctions can improve attendance in the short term, but risk alienating pupils and damaging trust in staff
Tuesday
Why GEMS Education is aiming ‘Beyond100’ for pupil wellbeing
The head of wellbeing for international schools group GEMS Education talks to 91¶¶Òõ about its major new initiative to help children live long and healthy lives by introducing meaningful ‘micro habits’
Swinney: Schools ‘anchor institutions’ when it comes to tackling poverty
First minister makes ‘plea’ for better use to be made of the ‘trusted relationships’ schools have with families
DfE cuts £74m from offer to bidders for Teach First contract
The DfE has also reduced the recruitment target for the Future High Potential Initial Teacher Training scheme by 750 trainees a year
700,000 GCSE students may lack a physics specialist, report warns
The Institute of Physics has called for urgent action to tackle the shortage in physics teachers to stop students missing out
Part-time training opportunities ‘could add 1,000 teachers’
Rate of successful applicants for part-time teacher training far outweighs the number starting the course, data reveals
Teaching ‘an unattractive outlier’ due to lack of remote working
School leaders’ union says job has never been harder, and warns of need for more flexibility
Monday
Delta Academies Trust appoints Andy Barnett as CEO
Mr Barnett was previously the associate chief executive under former CEO Sir Paul Tarn
Teachers much more likely than leaders to call behaviour ‘poor’
Meanwhile, far fewer teachers feel ‘very confident’ in managing pupil behaviour, a government survey has found
DfE brings in new standards for non-school alternative provision
Schools will be required to inform councils of placements of students at unregistered providers
