General
Thursday
24th Apr 2025
Ofsted plans ‘risk the health and wellbeing’ of school leaders
NAHT accuses the inspectorate of not assessing how its proposed changes to inspection could impact school staff workload
Scottish education ‘can’t thrive’ on short-term teacher contracts
Job instability is not just an issue for teachers in Scotland but ‘a community-wide concern’, warns campaign group in response to new research
Suspensions up 12% in spring term last year
Suspensions and permanent exclusions increased in the spring term last year, with the North East having the highest rates out of all the regions, DfE data shows
Secondary school job adverts fall by almost a third
Teacher recruitment activity slowed ‘markedly’ in the spring term, with schools’ squeezed budgets a factor, warns new report
Wednesday
23rd Apr 2025
SQA awarding and accreditation functions ‘must be split’
In response to pressure from opposition MSPs, the education secretary says there is ‘no simple solution’ and looking for alternatives would ‘delay education reform’
School support staff offered 3.2% pay rise
National employers’ offer comes after the government warned that schools will have to make ‘efficiencies’ next year to cover pay rises for teachers and support staff
Tuesday
22nd Apr 2025
Cuts to Scottish student teacher targets expected
An excess of around 1,000 primary teachers has been trained since 2016-17, according to an official report
Matt Wrack confirmed as NASUWT general secretary
The former general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union will succeed Dr Patrick Roach
Ofsted report cards ‘unfit for purpose’, finds ‘alternative’ consultation
Ofsted’s proposed changes to school inspection have been rejected by most of those who took part in a poll launched by two former inspectors
Report card grading ‘needs simplifying’, admits Ofsted
Ofsted outlines potential changes to its controversial school inspection plans