General
Monday
18th Mar 2024
Poorer students’ absence worsens as they get older
All secondary school year groups had higher absence in the autumn term compared with a year earlier, FFT Education Datalab analysis shows
Education bosses call for overhaul of statutory pupil support plans
Coordinated support plans allow children and families to hold education authorities to account over support – but just 0.5% of pupils with an ASN in Scotland have one
Pupil wellbeing: New trends schools need to know
The co-founder of #BeeWell shares findings from its third survey of pupil wellbeing trends that it hopes schools can use to tailor their responses to the challenges
Parents’ evenings: a teacher’s survival guide
Parents’ evenings can be draining, says English teacher Emma Newton, who shares advice on how to make sure your appointments run smoothly and are beneficial for all involved
Girls’ reading and maths harder hit by Covid
Education Policy Institute and Renaissance report also reveals the ongoing regional divide in outcomes following pandemic
Friday
15th Mar 2024
Call for universal FSM rollout in poorer areas
Schools should no longer have to be the ‘sticking plaster’ for child poverty, says former children’s commissioner report
We need to know which children aren’t in school
The lack of proper data on children not in school obstructs efforts to support the vulnerable, says an MP who has introduced a bill to create a not-in-school register
Teachers’ views on wellbeing revealed in new survey
The latest Tes Schools Wellbeing Report, released this morning, highlights school staff’s opinions on workload, funding and confidence in their roles
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Outgoing union boss to chair oracy commission
Geoff Barton to take role after Labour said its Curriculum and Assessment Review will explore how to weave oracy into lessons throughout school
GCSEs 2024: Exam board to trial AI in summer exams
The country’s biggest exam board will test how AI can be used to provide ‘quality assurance’ to human marking
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