Tuesday
Powell told to revamp ‘dispiritingly dull’ English curriculum
Education committee chair Helen Hayes writes to education secretary asking her to ‘look again’ at review of how English is being taught
Barton urges new government to review White Paper
Former headteachers’ leader warns government is trying to do too much and warned it could ‘flog the system to death’
National centre promises to ‘revitalise’ arts in ‘under-served’ schools
New online centre’s drive for high-quality arts teaching and enrichment will prioritise ‘children and communities currently least able to access them’
Secondaries gain ‘flexibility’ on school food standards
Government sets out healthy food plans after consultation received mixed views on a range of proposed restrictions
Fears over lack of teachers for new natural history GCSE
Experts also highlight concerns about the new qualification overlapping with other subjects and schools’ ability to provide equal access to high-quality fieldwork
Monday
How some schools turn parent power into an unfair advantage
The real differentiator between top-performing state schools and the rest is something policymakers won’t speak about – the ability to curate an engaged parent cohort, says this headteacher
Hundreds of schools denied cash for fire safety repairs
Tes investigation reveals how schools are ‘pitted against one another’ to secure funding for building repairs
Thursday
Fund schools to keep classrooms cool, leaders tell government
Capital funding is needed to make schools climate-proof following this summer’s record heatwaves, a school leaders’ union warns
KS2 Sats: Disadvantage gap rises to highest level in 4 years
The disadvantage-related attainment gap has only been higher in three years since 2010-11, while today’s DfE data also shows that girls continue to outperform boys
