General
Thursday
26th Jun 2025
DfE will not continue funding for trust CEO course
The National Institute of Teaching’s trust leader development programme will no longer be funded by the government, 91¶¶Òõ can reveal
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CfE review lead: ‘Teachers will need extra in-service days’
Scotland’s biggest teaching union also calls for extra time for teachers to engage with the review amid concerns that the process so far is ‘lacking’ input from early years and primary staff
School funding: 4 changes for next year
The DfE sets out how local authorities are allocating funding for next year through the National Funding Formula
Ofsted inspection teams to be more ‘context-aware’
Watchdog announces change to ensure that inspection teams have experience of the type of setting they are inspecting, in response to concerns raised in consultation
TA-led scheme boosts Year 2 numeracy, finds EEF
Intervention led by teaching assistants improves the progress of pupils struggling with maths by two months, according to the Education Endowment Foundation
Impact of teacher retention payments ‘far from conclusive’
Financial incentives aimed at keeping teachers in the job have less impact than previously thought, according to NFER research
Wednesday
25th Jun 2025
Trusts told to set out ‘defensible’ executive pay policy
An update to the Academy Trust Handbook says trust boards must document their approach to executive pay
Scottish education reform reaches landmark
Education bill paves the way for change at Scotland’s national assessment and inspection bodies, but critics say it does not go far enough
Internal AP risks being a ‘costly holding pen’
Schools setting up internal alternative provision are navigating ‘uncharted territory’ because they lack guidance on what works, charity warns
Tuesday
24th Jun 2025
DfE approves merger to form 36-school MAT
South West trusts Olympus Academy Trust and Futura Learning Partnership are now consulting on their proposal to create a new multi-academy trust
Unions could ask school leaders to quit as Ofsted inspectors
ASCL and NAHT set out ‘unprecedented step’ being considered in letter to education secretary