Wednesday
Why PPA hasn’t solved teacher workload - and how to fix it
Planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time was meant to cut teacher workload and raise standards, but it has done neither, argues Mark Roberts. He sets out how we could begin to put that right
4 ways to make education research more helpful
Most teachers consult research before making changes to their practice, according to a new EEF report. Harry Madgwick explains how to make this process smoother
More than 300,000 children ‘missing from education’
The government should expand its plan for a not-in-school register to ensure that vulnerable children don’t ‘fall through the cracks’, says EPI report
Two years of 10 per cent pay rises needed to hit 6,500 teacher target
Pay rise needed to achieve teacher recruitment target would cost government an extra £4.9bn by 2028, research warns
Tuesday
Threat of formal dispute over teachers’ class-contact time
Tomorrow’s Scottish Budget is the last chance for ministers to lay out a ‘very clear plan’ on how teachers’ class-contact time will be reduced, warns SNCT
‘Learned dependency’ for school improvement models must end
Fears about the DfE’s new RISE model prove all players in the system need to be proactive around the challenge of school improvement, says this MAT CEO
Why education struggles to warm up economic ‘cold spots’
If there is one area of education where there will always be agreement, it’s the need to tackle the ‘baked in’ inequality of impoverished areas, writes Alex Quigley
Scottish education bill ‘needs big changes’ for reforms to work
The Scottish government must ensure ‘strong accountability’ of the new bodies and a ‘more coherent vision’ for education reform, say MSPs
Monday
Oak: Online lessons fall by 2m as resource downloads rise
Figures reflect Oak’s shift from being a response to the pandemic, says national online academy – but ‘emergencies’ still account for 40 per cent of usage
Key adviser questions if Scottish inspectorate will be truly independent
Professor Ken Muir also says teachers should play a greater role in inspection – they do ‘the difficult shift in the classrooms’ and are ‘very aware’ of the issues
The good and bad of Scottish set text changes for Higher English
There was a strong reaction to the removal of Sunset Song – Andy Leask takes a look at this and other omissions, as well as new inclusions in the updated list of Scottish set texts in Higher English
Teacher autonomy debates ignore two crucial issues
With new insights on how Oak materials are being used to adapt or augment curriculum plans, chief executive Matt Hood says it proves debates about teacher autonomy need to evolve
