Wednesday
DfE to set out ‘common approach’ to teaching writing
Half of a £2m DfE funding pot is set aside for secondaries to buy resources for struggling readers
Delta expansion gets ministers’ approval
Ministers have approved a plan for the six schools run by a coastal MAT to join Delta Academies Trust
Schools need more help with rise in EAL pupils, say experts
Report says government should bring back national statutory tests for English proficiency, to help teachers and pupils
Tuesday
Phillipson ‘concerned’ about volume of parent complaints
Education secretary voices worries about parent complaints in response to questions from school leaders and teachers during a live webinar this afternoon
Schools legally required to report use of reasonable force
The government has updated its 2013 guidance on how schools should use reasonable force and other restrictive practices
Ofsted inspection proposals conjure up a spectre of the past
Michael Tidd wonders why no one at Ofsted recalled the headaches caused by the assessment levels system when drawing up new inspection framework proposals
Monday
How the DfE plans to intervene in schools
The DfE sets out its plans for new RISE teams working with ‘stuck schools’ and those needing significant improvement
How we turn our good education system into something great
CST CEO Leora Cruddas outlines why education secretary Bridget Phillipson is right to praise the past – but also to seek to create an even better future
Friday
Government revokes academy order after school’s legal threat
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has confirmed that Glebefields Primary School will no longer have to academise in an ‘exceptional’ case
How Labour’s education bill will impact schools
More than 70 per cent of secondaries are likely to have to make uniform changes, and QTS requirements could affect at least 700 new teachers, the DfE estimates
The government has got itself in a mess over education policy
Instead of tackling the big issues in education, the DfE is mired in dull managerialism with its schools bill. We need a vision for change, says ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio
School admissions: How fair is fair banding?
Most schools using banding tests have more academically able cohorts than neighbouring schools, analysis finds
