General
Tuesday
25th Mar 2025
‘Interrupted learning’ pupil support more than doubles post-Covid
Today’s figures also show that classroom teachers in Scottish schools now support over five times more pupils with ASN than in 2019
Delay Ofsted report cards and school profiles, heads urge
Ofsted’s plan for inspection report cards will cause greater anxiety for heads and make judgements less reliable, warns ASCL
Nord Anglia announces major safeguarding appointments
International schools group says the fresh leadership expertise will ‘strengthen our safeguarding culture’
Monday
24th Mar 2025
MAT rejects DfE intervention over teacher pension plan
Confrontation over United Learning’s plan to offer teachers an alternative pension scheme that provides them with more take-home pay
Legal action for teachers over pension valuation delay
Law firm launches action on behalf of NASUWT members, warning that some teachers have been left waiting for months for pension valuations
Government pushes back on free school meals cuts claims
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she does not ‘recognise’ reports claiming that ministers are considering ending universal infant free school meals
Report cards will fuel workload problems, heads warn Ofsted
School leaders voice fears that Ofsted’s proposed changes, with increased monitoring inspections and additional evaluation areas, will exacerbate workload
Exclusive
Friday
21st Mar 2025
Number of GCSE students taking 3 non-EBacc subjects halves
But new research exploring the take-up of GCSE subjects in recent years suggests the ‘EBacc era’ could be coming to an end
DfE wants schools to meet six digital standards by 2030
The government has also announced a £25m investment to upgrade wireless networks in schools
Call for teachers to be able to trade pension benefits for higher salary
Research shows ‘significant minority’ of teachers would prioritise salary increases over retirement benefits but union warns they shouldn’t have to choose
Thursday
20th Mar 2025
Council support improving impact of PEF, says Education Scotland
Local authorities have been criticised for charging schools for administration costs associated with PEF – but a new report says the upshot is ‘more impactful interventions’
Severe absence reaches record high
Overall absence continues to fall, but figures for the most severely absent pupils have reached highest numbers since data collection began