Thursday
Behaviour got worse during hubs programme, say pupils
Schools with high levels of deprivation benefitted more from the government’s behaviour hubs scheme, official evaluation shows
DfE aims to announce 2025 teacher pay award in April
The 2024 process and pay award announcement faced delays as a result of the general election in July
Schools minister: RISE teams will also work on finance and resource management
The DfE’s new regional improvement offer will include the deployment of school resource management advisers
Wednesday
Heads’ leaders call for primary tests to be scrapped
The multiplication tables check and phonics screening check are ‘unnecessary’, the NAHT tells the government’s review of curriculum and assessment
Teachers face ‘alarming’ rise in verbal and physical abuse from pupils
Increase in challenging behaviour from children and parents is impacting teachers’ mental health and wellbeing, charity warns
Science teachers call for reform of ‘overloaded’ curriculum
Subject experts call on curriculum review to ensure science learning reflects students’ interests in sustainability and climate change
Tuesday
No ‘anti-maths mindset’ in English schools, says OECD
But report warns that post-16 study of maths in this country only caters for a ‘small elite group’, meaning many proficient students drop the subject
DfE urged to target £640m at pupils in poverty
Government could use money saved through falling pupil rolls to provide extra funding for students who are long-term disadvantaged, says EPI report
Monday
This is the moment schools have been waiting 15 years for
Two sentences spoken by the education secretary in a speech last week will be critical to building a system in which every child can thrive, says trust leader Jonny Uttley
Urgent calls for reform amid concern over school dinner debt
Child Poverty Action Group is calling for an urgent review of the free school meal threshold, after revealing the extent of school dinner debt incurred by schools
