Friday
Curriculum and assessment review: Why is marking accuracy ignored?
Despite recognising the importance of exam grades, the review’s interim report fails to acknowledge concerns about the accuracy of marking and the appeals process, warns Dennis Sherwood
Why some schools will be hit harder by planned QTS change
With the government planning a requirement for all teachers to have qualified teacher status, research shows that staff without QTS are not distributed evenly across the sector
Ofsted inspection toolkits ‘lack coherence’ on SEND
There is a risk of SEND becoming a ‘low-risk failure’ under Ofsted plans, leader warns
Thursday
First minister grilled on number of violent incidents in Scottish schools
As new data shows scale of violence in Scottish schools, first minister embraces debate over ‘toxic influencers’ stemming from TV drama Adolescence and Gareth Southgate lecture
More focus and fight: what Labour needs to do on education
Labour has allowed itself to get distracted by unnecessary squabbles – but the plan for a SEND White Paper could lay the foundation for important work on poverty and attendance, says Sam Freedman
Geoff Barton: How the week that ‘changed education forever’ unfolded
Five years ago this week, Covid closed schools across England and Geoff Barton, then ASCL general secretary, was at the heart of the process. He explains how it happened and what it taught us
Wednesday
Why the ECF isn’t keeping teachers in the job
While the Early Career Framework was created with the best intentions, there are several key reasons why it is not improving the retention of new teachers, argues Sam Gibbs
Why Labour’s breakfast club policy is concerning
In principle, it’s a laudable idea. But placing a duty on all primary schools isn’t the right approach, writes this chief education officer
What schools need to get right on AI
Finding the right balance between embracing AI but ensuring it does not dominate and rob young people of necessary knowledge is critical, argues David Monis-Weston
