Thursday
Ofsted Academy crackdown on ‘pirated’ materials
Matthew Purves has warned of a ‘big industry’ that seeks to ‘exploit the anxiety around school inspection’
Education directors launch self-evaluation toolkit to ‘drive improvement’
Education services in Scotland must ‘take responsibility for their own improvement’, says ADES – ‘it isn’t possible to “inspect” improvement into a school or system’
Helen Hayes elected as education committee chair
Ms Hayes is the Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood and most recently worked as a shadow education minister under Labour
Education policies must evolve to tackle regional challenges
Schools North East director Chris Zarraga says long-standing and widening disparities in regional data prove Labour must adopt a place-based approach to education policy
School uniform guidance: key principles for Scottish schools
There’s no legal requirement for pupils to wear school uniform, but national guidance sets out key principles around affordability and equality
Wednesday
Sixth-form teachers to vote on strikes over pay
NEU announces a formal strike ballot over pay for members at 40 sixth-form colleges
Scottish teacher pay offer backed by EIS members
Heavy vote in favour of 4.27 per cent pay rise after a week-long online ballot, with result described as ‘very clear mandate’
Campaign targets sharing of violence on social media
New resources for schools will encourage Scottish students to switch off and disengage when footage of fights and violence is shared on social media
Education and Skills Funding Agency to be scrapped
School leaders warn that ‘shifting the deckchairs’ will not solve the problem of school funding being ‘totally inadequate’
Can a nine-day fortnight help solve the teacher retention crisis?
The EEF launches three new research projects to ‘find solutions to the recruitment and retention crisis’
Tuesday
What do we know about the state of Scotland’s school buildings?
In 2007, under two-thirds of schools were in a ‘good’ or ‘satisfactory’ condition – this year that figure is 92%, although the number receiving the government’s top rating peaked in 2021
Chances for progression ‘stacked against’ non-white teachers
Evelyn Forde does not believe the government is aware of the ‘systemic racism’ in the teaching profession
