General
Friday
25th Jul 2025
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
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
Thursday
24th Jul 2025
The DfE’s July guidance dumps must become a thing of the past
The unfortunate tradition of releasing reams of new statutory guidance as the summer term comes to an end is unfair to schools and exacerbates staff workload, warns Professor Michael Green
7 books every school leader should read
Good leadership isn’t about having all the answers, but asking better questions, says Mark Enser, who shares his recommended reads to help school leaders do just that
Wednesday
23rd Jul 2025
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
Classroom-based research builds a ‘culture of curiosity’ in schools
Practitioner enquiry encourages innovation and leads to better decisions, says Gareth Evans, who argues for ‘enquiry coordinators’ in schools
Don’t remove the legal rights of children with SEND
The SEND system is in need of reform but restricting children’s access to support through EHCPs isn’t the answer, warns IPSEA’s Catriona Moore
Tuesday
22nd Jul 2025
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
Absence fines are ‘Dickensian’, MPs told
Experts today answered Commons committee’s questions about addressing low school attendance – here’s what we learned
Entrepreneurial education fund worth over £1m opens for bids
But applications for the fund close on 20 August – the day some Scottish schools reopen to pupils after the summer break