General
Tuesday
5th Mar 2024
‘Poverty of financial education in UK’, Martin Lewis warns MPs
Getting financial education onto the national curriculum in England a decade ago has been ‘counterproductive’, Commons Education Select Committee told
Ofsted: 8 concerns over English teaching
Watchdog says teaching of reading has improved but curricula for spoken and written language are less effective
Presumption of mainstream schooling for pupils with ASN is ‘wrong’, hear MSPs
There should be no ‘default bias’ in favour of educating pupils with additional needs in special or mainstream schools given that they can flourish in either, says ASN Tribunal
‘Schools must value teachers who return from overseas’
The time has come for UK schools to be more open to recruiting expat teachers wishing to return home – and the government could help, says a former international school principal
Monday
4th Mar 2024
School guidance to tackle gender-based violence
New guidance will help schools to challenge ‘societal views which normalise gender-based violence’, says the Scottish government
School leaders call for ‘double digit’ pay rise for all teachers
England has the highest number of unfilled teaching posts in over a decade, warns the NAHT school leaders’ union
Sunday
3rd Mar 2024
Spring Budget 2024: What do schools need?
School sector leaders are calling on the chancellor for extra funds to deal with spiralling SEND costs, the crumbling school estate and low minimum per-pupil funding
New music platform would ‘transform’ instrumental tuition
Online music service based on Welsh model would help teachers and boost pupil numbers, says Scottish Labour
Friday
1st Mar 2024
EIS raises dispute over Glasgow teacher cuts
Loss of hundreds of teachers would lead to unsustainable workload and worsening of pupil behaviour, says union
Teacher pay: Heads’ ‘frustration’ over delays
A pay increase of 36.1 per cent for school leaders would be needed if teachers were to have the same purchasing power as 2010, union says
1 in 3 heads and teachers consider quitting
New DfE survey findings show majority of teachers are unhappy with workload and pay, and do not feel valued by policymakers