Weekly round-up: Ruth Perry verdict and trainee shortage

Catch up on the biggest education news and analysis from the past week right here:

• Ofsted inspection ‘likely contributed’ to Ruth Perry’s death
  An Ofsted inspection “likely contributed” to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, whose school was downgraded from the watchdog’s highest rating to its lowest, an inquest has found.
• Spielman apologises to Ruth Perry’s family for distress of inspection
  Chief inspector Amanda Spielman has apologised on behalf of Ofsted to the family and friends of headteacher Ruth Perry for the distress its inspection caused her.
• Ruth Perry inquest verdict ‘must be catalyst for change’
  A coroner’s finding that an Ofsted inspection likely contributed to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry “must be a catalyst for change” to inspection, headteachers’ leaders have said.
• Revealed: secondary ITT target missed by half
  The government has missed its target for recruitment of secondary teacher trainees by 50 per cent - an even greater shortfall than last year, new Department for Education information reveals.
• Visa crackdown: what schools need to know
  With the government planning to restrict immigration for skilled workers, Tes examines what the policy will mean for teacher recruitment.
• UK’s Pisa scores fall in maths, science and reading
  The scores for England, Scotland and the UK as a whole in the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) rankings have fallen.
• Pisa results: Spielman highlights drop in focus on science
  There has been a “significant” drop in the emphasis on science teaching in England over time, Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman said in response to the latest Pisa results.
• What do the 2022 Pisa rankings really tell us about the UK?
  The first Pisa rankings after the pandemic reveal interesting trends, but the findings must be handled with care, explains Christian Bokhove.
• Teaching union announces new pay dispute
  The NASUWT teaching union has told education secretary Gillian Keegan that they are in a new formal dispute, accusing her of “deliberately frustrating” the teacher pay process for next year.
• DfE can’t yet give end date for RAAC crisis, MPs told
  Education secretary Gillian Keegan has said that the government cannot yet give a definitive end date for the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) crisis in schools. She was answering MPs’ questions on issues including teacher workload and the DfE’s plans to limit strike action.
• 231 schools now confirmed as having RAAC
  There are now more than 200 schools confirmed as having potentially hazardous RAAC in buildings, according to DfE figures.
• OCR to launch first fully online GCSE in 2025
  Exam board OCR has announced plans to offer the first fully digitally assessed GCSE in computer science for students starting their course in 2025 if it receives regulatory approval from Ofqual.
• Digital exams: Why we need to build for the future now
  The chief executive of exam board OCR explains why it has announced plans to start providing digital exams - and why the path to a fully digital system requires careful planning.
• Middle leader tips: how to manage performance
  Performance management is one of the trickiest parts of a school middle leader’s job. As part of our Middle Leadership Essentials series, Tes looks at what the research tells us about getting it right.
• DfE to scrutinise MATs’ absence data
  The DfE has said it will look at attendance at multi-academy trust level to better understand how it can be improved in schools.