General

Thursday

Fears about students vaping raised with education secretary
Vaping in schools will only be ‘eradicated’ if more is done about the sale of e-cigarettes in shops nearby, MSPs hear
Concerns over vaping pupils raised with education secretary
Weekly round-up: Ofsted chief probe and RSHE warning
This week’s essential education news includes a judge’s ruling over the Ofsted chief’s comments on home education and schools’ fears about the DfE’s latest RSHE demand
Round, up RHSE
Rise in school at-risk pupil referrals since Covid
The proportion of referrals to social services being made by schools is increasing, new DfE data shows
Schools referring more pupils to social care
£20m hardship funding to go to high-deficit schools
The DfE has published details of the £40m hardship fund to support schools announced alongside the teacher pay deal in July
hardship fund for schools
Breaking: DfE to target extra school cash to high deficit areas
Half of the one-off £40m hardship fund announced for schools as part of the summer pay deal will go to local authorities with school deficits over 1% of income, the government has revealed
breaking news
What governors want from the next government
The joint CEO of the NGA explains what those giving up their time to support schools want any future government to tackle, from recruitment woes to building quality
Typewriter wish list
‘Vital’ behaviour hubs evaluation delayed
Schools say behaviour is getting worse – but findings from the government’s main initiative to tackle the problem have been delayed until next year
Delay behaviour hub
Exclusive
Many Scottish secondary students missing a day a week
In secondary – including exam years – 18% of Scottish students attend school for less than 80% of the time, new data shows
Missing eggs missing days