Tuesday
How many exam grades include marking errors?
Ofqual doesn’t tell us the proportion of GCSE and A-level grades that contain marking mistakes, says Dennis Sherwood, but deciphering the available data raises the possibility that it’s an alarmingly high figure
Government backs international schools to drive £40bn export goal
International Education Strategy gets its first update since 2019, as Labour touts demand for UK education worldwide
Monday
Government launches ‘tougher’ guidance on phones in schools
Ofsted will check mobile phone policies in every inspection, with schools expected to be ‘phone-free by default’
Gilruth calls for primary teachers to move to secondaries
Scotland’s education secretary ‘urgently’ wants to find ‘creative ways’ to encourage primary teachers to retrain for the secondary sector to help with staffing problems
How can schools get early intervention right?
The government wants pupils’ needs to be identified and addressed ‘early’, but we lack a shared understanding of what early intervention looks like, says special-school head Simon Knight
GLF Schools posts £3m surplus as reserves rise to £17m
The 43-school trust says the improvement in its finances reflects ‘strong expense management and receipt of unbudgeted income’
Inspired Education shuffles UK leadership team
Ashley Harrold will head up UK operations, while former Gumtree CEO will take over the Online Schools division
8 practical ways to be a compassionate leader
A leader in Singapore shares a raft of ways to embody compassionate leadership for the benefit of your school community
Friday
Teachers to be reballoted on strike action in Scotland
EIS members are to vote again on strike action over workload, with the teaching union hitting out at ‘restrictive’ laws that meant it failed to win a mandate from its initial ballot
Most schools ‘can’t afford the basics’
With the biggest teaching union due to hold a ballot on strike action, nearly three-quarters of members polled say their school cannot afford basic provision
Don’t deny special schools new libraries, government told
The government has committed to ensuring that all primary schools have a library by 2029 – but it has not confirmed whether special schools are included
Most senior Ofsted inspectors feel nervous to reveal role
Almost two-thirds of HMI are looking for a new job, and a further third admit they are not proud of their position, according to exclusive findings shared with Tes
