Tuesday
DfE to spend nearly £5m researching risks of older school buildings
The project will use artificial intelligence to learn about ‘defects’ associated with different types of buildings
GCSEs: Deprived schools worst hit by teacher absence
Challenges facing this year’s GCSE exams cohort are significantly higher in disadvantaged schools, findings suggest
Thursday
Biggest rise in EHCPs since pandemic
New data shows an increase in the number of education, health and care plans and requests for assessments at a time when funding is being squeezed
Consistency and oversight needed in tutoring
Following new government guidance recognising the growing role of tutoring in schools, this principal says it is time the market was better regulated
Thursday
Sharp rise in pupils in alternative provision amid crisis warnings
Government data shows a rise in the number of pupils at both state-funded and non-state-funded alternative provision settings in 2023-24
Teacher vacancies leap by 20% in a year
Heads’ leaders say the new figures are ‘stark evidence of the recruitment and retention crisis’
