Thursday
Weekly round-up: Strike warnings and training reform
This week’s essential education news includes the NEU’s plan to win support for teacher strike action and a major change to training and early career frameworks
Teacher training: Why a small oracy update is a big deal
Overt references to oracy in the new Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework hint at a subtle shift in pre-election positioning, writes Dan Worth
Ofsted: Alternative provision in ‘desperate need of reform’
AP is being used as a stopgap for shortcomings and a lack of places in the SEND system, major report warns
Ormiston appoints first national director for learning
Jennifer Barker will join Ormiston Academies Trust from the charity Ambition Institute
What pastoral teams want every teacher to know
Safeguarding lead Thomas Michael asked pastoral staff what they wished teaching staff knew about the nature of their roles, and vice versa. Here’s what he found
Education offers the hope we need to overcome differences
The Church of England’s chief education officer explains why it has launched a new initiative to help schools teach pupils to ‘cross divides’ and ‘navigate disagreement’
Archbishop scheme bids to help students ‘disagree well’
The Archbishop of Canterbury is to launch a programme to help secondary school students navigate a ‘polarised world’
4 priorities for NI education after devolution is restored
The return of the Stormont government will be welcomed by school leaders, but work to improve the education landscape will require a new ‘sense of urgency’, says Graham Gault
MPs call for ‘realistic’ plan for SEND funding shortfall
Government should review the EHCP system and consider reforms to make the SEND support system sustainable, says MPs’ report
Schools wanted for ChatGPT teacher workload trial
EEF kicks off trial to see if ChatGPT can cut teachers’ working hours but heads’ leaders question focus on just one generative AI tool
Wednesday
NEU: Teacher anger must be ‘ramped up’ for strike ballot
Biggest teaching union plans to ‘agitate’ on teacher pay later this year
Do ‘learner-centred’ approaches undermine the importance of teachers?
The General Teaching Council for Scotland’s annual lecture looked at whether the modern focus on learners detracts from teachers’ pivotal role in education
