General
Monday
28th Apr 2025
9 in 10 secondary teachers make their own curriculum resources
Just 13 per cent of secondary teachers use Oak National Academy resources in their lesson planning, DfE survey finds
More than 200 places cut from primary PGDE next year
But the number of places available on undergraduate primary courses will help mitigate the cut – while places on secondary programmes will remain at the 2024-25 level
Attempt to fill top Scottish education jobs fails again
For the second time, the processes to recruit both a chief inspector of education and a chief executive of Education Scotland have not led to appointments
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Trans students should not use toilet of their identified gender, says guidance
Equality and Human Rights Commission publishes an interim update to guidance for schools following Supreme Court ruling
School Teachers’ Review Body: All you need to know
The teacher pay review body has reportedly recommended a rise of nearly 4 per cent for 2025-26 – but who are the members of this important group?
Delay new Ofsted inspections or risk further deaths, Phillipson told
Coalition of education unions, headteachers and former senior inspectors warns the education secretary about the watchdog’s school report card proposals
Friday
25th Apr 2025
DfE definition of stuck schools is ‘deeply problematic’
Confederation of School Trusts questions Department for Education plan for RISE advisers to intervene in stuck schools based on ‘flawed’ definition
What we’ve learned from our inquiry into the SEND crisis
MPs have heard that more teacher training and better partnership working are essential for improving our SEND support system, says the chair of the Commons Education Select Committee
Teacher trainers warn Ofsted plans will cause confusion
Ofsted’s proposed toolkits for the inspection of initial teacher education are ‘underdeveloped’ and likely to lead to ‘unacceptable variations’, says NASBTT
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Thursday
24th Apr 2025
Ofsted plans ‘risk the health and wellbeing’ of school leaders
NAHT accuses the inspectorate of not assessing how its proposed changes to inspection could impact school staff workload
Scottish education ‘can’t thrive’ on short-term teacher contracts
Job instability is not just an issue for teachers in Scotland but ‘a community-wide concern’, warns campaign group in response to new research