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
Are England’s Pisa 2025 results really worth celebrating?
The latest Pisa international study has sparked many far-reaching claims that stretch what the data tells us – and England’s scores in reading and maths aren’t worth writing home about anyway, says Christian Bokhove
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
MATs centralising the curriculum: the myths, trends and critics
Talk of teachers being told from the top which PowerPoints to use in their lessons has sparked criticism of curriculum centralisation, but what is really happening in trusts? Jasmine Norden investigates
9 in 10 secondaries financially ‘worse off’ than in 2010
Coalition of teaching and school leader unions says schools would need an extra £4.5 billion a year to restore funding to 2010 levels
How we drove a huge increase in our GLD score in 3 years
A primary school leader outlines how a thorough redesign of its nursery site and more staff training had a huge impact on good level of development outcomes
Early years experts demand ‘urgent review’ of RBA
The Reception Baseline Assessment contradicts the government’s own screen-time guidance for young children, says letter to education secretary
Wednesday
DfE apologises to primary heads for prior attainment error
Schools are advised that progress scores will not be affected, but heads voice fears about ‘additional stress and workload’
Schools ‘desperate’ for clearer AI guidance
School leaders are struggling to respond to the rapid growth of AI, Commons Education Select Committee told
Taylor’s Schools expands into Thailand with four-school deal
The international schools group has acquired St Andrews International School campuses from Cognita – with CEO Angelina Tee promising ‘more to come’
SEND reforms will make Sendco supervision vital
With Sendcos likely to take on more even responsibilities, making sure they have space to share and reflect will become increasingly important, says this educational psychologist
How to write your inclusion strategy statement
Every school needs to publish an inclusion strategy statement by 31 December – Jasmine Norden asks experts what should be in it and how to put it together
