General
Thursday
8th Feb 2024
More than 100 schools with RAAC will be rebuilt
The government today announced which schools containing the potentially dangerous concrete will be rebuilt and which will be given a grant to remove it
Extend catch-up cash or attainment gap will widen, PM told
More than 500 schools have signed a letter to Rishi Sunak, Gillian Keegan and Jeremy Hunt calling for more National Tutoring Programme funding in next month’s spring Budget
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‘Deeply troubling’ gender gap in maths and science confidence
Significantly more girls lack confidence in learning maths and science than boys, a Teach First survey has found
Wednesday
7th Feb 2024
‘Labour should rebrand TA job title and boost pay to £25k’
If we want to truly recognise the value of teaching assistants, then better pay and job titles would help, says this trust education director
Huge rise in pupil mental health emergencies
Increase in child referrals for emergency mental health treatment follows headteachers’ warnings about a ‘tsunami’ hitting schools
Tuesday
6th Feb 2024
Academy trust GAG pooling could triple, research shows
Four in 10 academy trusts surveyed said they wanted to move to a GAG pooling finance model
School capacity measuring programme: all you need to know
Every secondary school and special school in England will have its site measured up for capacity over the next two years. Here’s everything you need to know
Heads call for Ofsted exemption for RAAC schools
The ‘unacceptable’ time it has taken for the government to act on the RAAC crisis is causing ‘financial detriment’ to schools, ASCL warns
Scots language ‘milestone’ reached with course for teachers
Teachers across a wide range of subjects and sectors have signed up to a course that underlines the ‘transformative role’ Scots language can play in schools
How effective is the testing effect, really?
The idea that repeated testing improves performance is well-established, but there’s a gap between effects in the lab and how an approach works in the classroom, says Megan Dixon
Barran: RAAC-hit schools ‘left on their own’ by councils
Academies minister says the DfE is ‘worried about the support some primary schools are getting from their local authorities’
Big rise in academy trusts with in-year deficits
The latest Kreston UK Academies Benchmark Report has found that more trusts are having to eat into their reserves as they cope with financial uncertainty