Friday
8 in 10 teachers rethinking how they set assignments due to AI
The British Council survey of school teachers also reveals that they are worried about how AI is changing the way students communicate
Secondary teacher vacancies lowest in five years
The number of job adverts in the first month of the 2025-26 academic year was lower than during Covid, indicating ‘serious financial pressures’ for schools
NEU and ASCL join legal action against Ofsted
The two unions will provide witness statements to support the NAHT’s bid for a judicial review over Ofsted’s new inspections
Would a shorter summer holiday help teacher ‘fatigue’?
A new paper proposes reducing the Scottish school summer holiday by a week to guarantee a fortnight off in October and a week-long break in February
Thursday
Trust leaders back 80-hour ‘enrichment guarantee’
The benchmark is one of several adopted by the government as a ‘starting point’ for its new enrichment framework for schools, leader tells Tes
Severe student absence increases
The latest DfE figures show that overall pupil absence has improved, but a higher proportion of children are missing more than half of their classes
How to lead without burnout: strategies for middle leaders
Being a head of department can be one of the most rewarding but also draining jobs in school, writes Mark Enser, who shares advice on how to avoid burning out
Giving students the library skills they need to succeed
A teacher at an international school explains its new approach to ensure that sixth-form students develop the research skills they will need at university
Statutory SEND support should not need diagnosis, say experts
Taskforce urges the government to create a new layer of statutory SEND support in mainstream schools – but to keep existing EHCPs temporarily
Wednesday
SEND: White Paper delayed until 2026, Phillipson reveals
Government had been expected to set out SEND reform plans this autumn – but the education secretary says it is important to ‘take the time to listen and get it right’
Glasgow education director resigns over budget text messages
The messages were sent to a councillor and related to Glasgow’s 2024-25 budget which contained plans to cut £27.8 million from education over three years
Vanessa Ogden named DfE’s new regional director for London
Trust leader Dr Ogden is also a RISE adviser and on the panel of the curriculum and assessment review
