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‘Ridiculous’ timeline for schools to introduce enrichment benchmarks
Schools will have less than a term to prepare the new enrichment entitlements before Ofsted inspects them, with sector leaders warning this is a ‘recipe for heightening stress’
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Geoff Barton to lead inclusion task force
Former heads' leader tells Tes the group will look at how funding for SEND is used, the role of special schools and the accountability system
£1K payments for new early years staff in shortage areas
Government announces welcome payments to boost recruitment alongside a campaign to attract more men into the early years workforce
Slight rise in Scots from deprived areas starting full-time degrees
New data also shows a steady rise in Scottish care-experienced students undertaking their first full-time degree
Teacher recruitment ‘back to pre-pandemic levels’
Analysis of the latest data shows an improving picture for ITT recruitment, according to NFER workforce lead Jack Worth
Address sexist views of ‘sizeable minority’ of Scottish boys, say researchers
A third of boys agree that a girl wearing revealing clothing is ‘asking for trouble’, finds survey involving thousands of Scottish secondary students
DfE leaked personal data of up to 84,500 people
School leaders' union calls for full transparency over the people affected
Teacher training needs to focus on media literacy, lords say
The ability to critically evaluate the media is a key life skill that is currently often relegated to a one-off lesson or assembly in schools, warns a House of Lords report
Pandemic ‘still casts a long shadow’ for millions of children
Publishing a report revealing the scale of vulnerability among children in England, the Centre for Young Lives calls for the government to provide joined-up solutions
Most adults are against teachers using AI to mark coursework
Major survey on AI in education also reveals some scepticism about teachers using it to complete admin tasks
‘Unacceptable’ DfE response to PE premium reporting issues
The government comes under fire after primary heads warn they have suffered technical problems in trying to report their PE and sport premium spending by the July deadline
3.2% school support staff pay rise agreed
Union warns higher pay will be needed in future after it is confirmed pay deal has been accepted
Matt Wrack elected as NASUWT general secretary
Former Fire Brigades Union boss defeated challenger Neil Butler
Board members sought for SQA replacement body
Recruitment has begun for the board of new body Qualifications Scotland, which will include five teachers and lecturers
School-readiness data won’t be available to the public
Headteachers' leaders had previously warned against the new targets becoming 'another stick to beat schools with'
Phillipson asks for 3 years of teacher pay recommendations
Education secretary asks the pay review body to make formal recommendations for the next two years by February, and an indicative recommendation for 2028-29