General
Thursday
All exam paper errors are ‘unacceptable’, warns chief regulator
Sir Ian Bauckham’s comment follows exam board OCR’s apology for errors in A-level papers
DfE adviser sets out 5 principles for inclusive practice
Group led by MAT CEO Tom Rees warns there is inconsistency in the training and support available to promote inclusion
Ofsted chief apologises for short notice on new inspections
Sir Martyn Oliver says he’s sorry that schools will get less than a term’s notice before new-style inspections with report cards are introduced
Tuesday
DfE doesn’t know how many pupils will lose FSM
Government accused of ‘flying in the dark’ over the impact of its planned changes to eligibility for free school meals
Language GCSE entries much lower in less affluent schools
Schools in disadvantaged areas have been hit harder by the difficulties in recruiting languages teachers, according to British Council report
Friday
Cutting teachers’ contact time: councils highlight problems
Scottish local authorities are accused of ‘running down the clock’ on the government’s flagship policy of reducing teachers’ class-contact time
7 findings from survey on working lives of teachers and school leaders
DfE publishes full report – including findings on behaviour, inspection and flexible working – of its 2024 survey
How Ofsted will inspect the impact of AI use in schools
Ofsted releases information for schools on how it will look at the effect of artificial intelligence on teaching and learning – but says it does not yet have enough evidence to define good use of AI
Exam board apologises for physics A-level errors
Institute of Physics contacts exam boards ‘urgently seeking reassurances’, as OCR apologises for mistakes in papers
Trainees from overseas sleep in libraries and rely on food banks
International trainees and teachers are helping to tackle England’s recruitment crisis, but those who move here face huge obstacles. Cerys Turner explores why this is – and what should be done about it
