General
Wednesday
20th Dec 2023
Williamson: 2021 school closures were ‘wrong’
Shutting schools in January 2021 was a ‘panic decision’ and against the best interests of pupils, the former education secretary tells Covid inquiry
Ofsted inspections ‘untenable’ until February, say unions
School inspections by the watchdog should cease until the government and Ofsted have published the plan requested by Ruth Perry coroner, say heads’ leaders
Northern Ireland Sendco workload ‘insurmountable’
Children with special educational needs are being ‘failed’ by inadequate funding and a lack of access to specialist support in Northern Ireland, educators warn
How global citizenship links the local and wider world
Global citizenship expert Ndulamo Malumbela explains five key ideas for schools exploring this growing area of learning
Tuesday
19th Dec 2023
Ministers urged to bring down Camhs waiting times
Labour analysis claims 270,000 young people waited longer than three months to be seen or had their referrals closed
Is education research getting lost in translation?
Politicians are increasingly keen to lift education approaches from countries seen to be performing well. But can teachers trust that such imports will work in their classroom?
Ruth Perry: Risk of future deaths, coroner warns
The coroner who led the inquest into the death of headteacher Ruth Perry has raised concerns with Ofsted and the DfE
Scottish Budget: universal free school meals plan remains vague
But councils given £1.5 million to wipe out pupils’ existing school-meal debt, says finance secretary Shona Robison as she sets out Scotland’s Budget for 2024-25
Frances Wadsworth announced as interim chair of Ofqual
Ms Wadsworth will replace Sir Ian Bauckham, who is standing down to become interim chief regulator
GCSEs 2024: Maths and science students get extra support
Ofqual confirms that students will be provided with formulae and equation sheets in GCSE maths, physics and combined science exams
‘Checks should have been in place’ to prevent DfE funding blunder
An investigation into a £370 million DfE school funding calculation error has published its findings