Thursday
School 21 co-founder is new Downing Street education adviser
Oli de Botton has been appointed the prime minister’s expert adviser on education and skills
Academy trusts urged not to make growth sole strategy
Growth for the sake of growing should not be a strategic priority, Astrea CEO Rowena Hackwood tells MAT leaders
New CEO appointed at Academy Transformation Trust
Mark McCourt has led professional development in maths teaching and has had a wide-ranging career in education
The quiet revolution in school improvement
‘Collaboration’ is a buzzword of the moment. Confederation of School Trusts deputy chief executive Steve Rollett says it’s good to see the policymakers catching up with practice
5 ways to help students master tricky maths vocabulary
When language is holding students back from showing their understanding in maths, there are simple ways to build their confidence, explains Steve Whyley
Phillipson: More male teachers needed to combat ‘toxic’ influences
Education secretary’s appeal to address online influences on boys comes as children’s commissioner warns of a ‘crisis in childhood’
Wednesday
65,000 children to miss out on free meals due to scaled back plans
The impact of the failure to roll out free school meals to all primary pupils – as promised in the 2021 SNP manifesto – was revealed today by the education secretary
CfE review success depends on ‘broader ecosystem’
Just one ‘misaligned’ component – be it inspection, teacher education or qualifications – could ‘disrupt the balance of the entire system’, warns a new Education Scotland paper
How to avoid the testing traps and make assessment better
Both national and classroom assessments can become meaningless with the wrong approaches or context, argues leading expert Therese Hopfenbeck
DfE must recognise funding issues to tackle behaviour, says NASUWT
Union says funding is key to improving school safety and warns teachers need ‘the backing of ministers when it comes to dealing with violent and disruptive behaviour’
Tuesday
Ofsted chief rejects call for fewer inspection grades
In response to pressure to cut the proposed number of grades, Sir Martyn Oliver says he does not want schools to be told they have met a standard ‘and that’s good enough’
Why supervision is critical as safeguarding incidents rise
As schools support increasing numbers of pupils through trauma, it is essential that we provide supervision to give staff a safe space for reflection, says this head of safeguarding
