Tuesday
How I learned about the dangers of a no-excuses approach
We should be wary of the increasing popularity of a ‘complexity reduction’ approach to school life, argues Jarlath O’Brien
More than 4 in 5 heads suffer abuse from parents
The NAHT warns that its members are facing increasing abuse including threats, online trolling, discrimination and violence
Monday
Academy admissions appeals: most complaints fail
Figures come on the day that next year’s secondary school offers are being confirmed
Ofsted finds ‘significant concerns’ with Penta BSO inspections
Safeguarding oversights and superficial assessments listed in report as causes for concern – but two other British schools overseas inspectorates do meet standards, Ofsted says
Scotland’s biggest council launches drive to improve school attendance
Scotland has some of the worst persistent absence rates in the UK, with Glasgow revealing that 738,625 days were lost to absence in 2022-23 across its primaries
AP access is a barrier to cutting suspensions, MAT says
Astrea Academy Trust cites ‘difficulties in accessing appropriate alternative provision’ in its annual accounts
Friday
We should be asking what to take out of the school day, not what to add in
There’s no shortage of people telling us what extra things should be fitted into the school day but it is already bursting at the seams, writes ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio
‘Urgent’ call for consistency on MAT leaders’ pay
Tes analysis of CEO salaries at ‘outlier’ trusts shows the need for national pay framework, say leaders
Revealed: What the biggest MATs paid their CEOs
Tes reveals the salaries of the chief executives of trusts with 25 schools or more after analysis of their latest accounts
MPs: DfE bill should ensure ‘auto-enrolment’ for free school meals
The Commons Education Select Committee also warns that the government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill has had a ‘rushed and inadequate’ timetable
