General

Thursday

Behaviour got worse during hubs programme, say pupils
Schools with high levels of deprivation benefitted more from the government’s behaviour hubs scheme, official evaluation shows
Emojis
Four providers awarded contracts to deliver ECF
Best Practice Network – one of the current providers of the Early Career Framework – has not been awarded a new contract, Tes understands
Teacher training: Four providers have been awarded contracts to the run the Early Career Framework
Exclusive
Headship turnover may be ‘accelerated’ by VAT on private school fees
Independent schools could also ‘struggle’ with teacher pay as a result of the tax, sector leaders tell the Schools and Academies Show
Revolving door
DfE aims to announce 2025 teacher pay award in April
The 2024 process and pay award announcement faced delays as a result of the general election in July
DfE aims to announce next year’s teacher pay award in April 2025
Suspensions and exclusions up by a third in a year
Pressures on schools highlighted after government data shows surge in suspensions and permanent exclusions
Suspensions and exclusions up by a third in a year
Schools minister: RISE teams will also work on finance and resource management
The DfE’s new regional improvement offer will include the deployment of school resource management advisers
Wearing lots of hats
‘Compassion fatigue’ hitting school donations, warns MAT leader
Tom Campbell of E-ACT highlights ‘heartbreaking’ decline in donations from local businesses and charities as schools face rising challenges
‘Compassion fatigue’ hitting school donations, warns MAT leader
Three things the best school leaders do to improve literacy
The widespread issues with reading among young people are well understood, but how can senior leaders go about turning the tide? We visited schools that have successfully raised standards
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