Tuesday
Nicole McCartney: ‘Good leaders don’t hold the stick over people’s heads’
In our How I Lead series, we ask education leaders to reflect on their careers, their experience and their leadership philosophy. This month, we talk to Nicole McCartney, CEO of Creative Education Trust
The global state of teaching: 8 insights from educators worldwide
The report from the world’s largest survey of teachers is out now – with findings on staff shortages and retention, as well as CPD needs and how well prepared teachers are to teach in multilingual classrooms
Monday
DfE cuts teacher-training bursaries in 8 subjects
Maths scholarships worth £31,000 are being scrapped, while awards for modern foreign languages will fall by £6,000 under new DfE guidance
Spielman: No ‘real subject inspection’ in Ofsted plans
Former Ofsted chief inspector tells the Conservative Party conference that there is a lack of subject scrutiny in the new report card system
Heads likely to support a ban on mobile phones in schools
NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman tells Conservative Party conference event that he suspects union policy will come out in favour of a ban
Tories’ education team focus on the role of alternative provision
Shadow minister Saqib Bhatti highlights the importance of AP amid concerns about the outcomes for white working-class boys
Why schools in Latin America have become hot property
A flurry of school acquisitions in countries such as Uruguay, Chile and Colombia highlights how the region has now become a target for international school groups, says ISC’s Elena Mora. So is this the ‘next frontier’?
We have the money to fix the SEND system, we just need to use it better
There is no reason why we need to spend more to improve SEND support, especially if the system stops wasting so much of its current budgets, says this trust SEND director
Friday
EIS moves towards statutory ballot over teachers’ contact time
Scotland’s largest teaching union says patience has run out over the policy, which it considers critical for reducing teacher workload
Educators told to listen to primary pupils’ views on AI
Children are ‘excited’ about AI but want policymakers to acknowledge their concerns about issues such as biased representation, hears a major event on the ethics of the technology in education
Labour seeks ‘clear’ mobile phones ban in Scottish schools
Scottish ministers accused of ‘passing the buck’ on mobile phones by putting the onus on headteachers to take a stance
