Monday
Labour: ‘Dreaded’ Ofsted inspections ‘ineffective’
Ofsted is exacerbating the teacher recruitment and retention crisis, says shadow schools minister Catherine McKinnell at Labour’s annual conference
Labour ready for ‘fight’ over RAAC and private school taxes
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves told the Labour Party conference that Rishi Sunak can ‘bring it on’ if he wants a fight over which party has more aspiration for children
7 reasons Scottish schools should channel the buzz about cycling
The Cycling World Championships, held recently in Scotland, showed what schools can gain from getting pupils and staff on their bikes, says Paul Hamilton
Teachers to join DfE’s AI workload reduction trial
The government is holding a ‘hackathon’ to allow schools to experiment with artificial intelligence in areas such as lesson planning and exam marking
Unions set to question DfE over school funding error
It comes after the NEU’s Daniel Kebede said that there were ‘grounds to reopen’ the teacher pay and funding dispute
Teachers ‘must be protected from policy pendulum swings’
The next government needs to avoid ‘reinventing the wheel’ with education policy, National Institute of Teaching chief tells the Labour Party conference
‘Oak is not a silver bullet - but it’s a start’
School resource providers like Oak can help banish the notion that using ready-made resources is a ‘shortcut’, says Matt Hood
Sunday
Remove all asbestos within 40 years, teaching unions warn
A coalition of trade unions is calling for the material, which has been linked to cancer, to be removed from all public buildings, including schools
Why ‘flourishing’ matters in schools
Creating an environment in which children and staff can thrive is crucial for learning and mental health, says Oxford mindfulness professor Willem Kuyken
Friday
DfE apologises over error in school funding calculation
Gillian Keegan has ordered a formal review after her department revealed a mistake in the national funding formula allocations for schools for 2024-25
DfE to reissue school funding calculation after error
Gillian Keegan orders review after a mistake was spotted in the 2024-25 National Funding Formula allocation
Teaching quality efforts ‘crushed’ by rising poverty
Next prime minister must create taskforce to fix child poverty so schools can focus on educational impact, says former DfE senior adviser Sam Freedman
