General
Friday
29th Sep 2023
Ofsted: 8 key findings on schools’ careers guidance
Schools warn Ofsted that a lack of funding is affecting careers provision
Conservative Party conference: what can teachers expect?
All eyes will be on Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives next week following a turbulent start to the term for schools, including the RAAC crisis and absence concerns
6 reasons why teaching can remain family friendly
While thousands of mother-teachers leave the profession every year, many more stick around – but why is that? Research by the Maternity Teacher Paternity Teacher Project offers some useful insights
Thursday
28th Sep 2023
Flexible working toolkit: what schools need to know
A raft of new documents for schools to help introduce flexible working have been released -here’s what you need to know
Ofsted: MAT leaders query inspection fairness
Queen Street Group report reveals concerns over consistency of judgements
Exclusive
Wales to set up school attendance taskforce
Percentage of secondary pupils persistently absent in Wales trebled last year, compared with before the Covid pandemic
Headteachers urged to be ‘a breath of fresh air’
A Singaporean educationalist has told teachers and school leaders to be ‘a breath of fresh air’ because it is good for them, their staff and the system
Starmer defends private school fee VAT plan
The Labour leader insists that his decision to remove tax exemptions from private schools is not an ‘attack’ on the sector
Attendance crisis: DfE expands hub scheme
Headteachers’ leaders warn that the scheme does not come ‘anywhere close to addressing the scale of the problem’
Wednesday
27th Sep 2023
Warning over Covid absence rise in schools
An increase in Covid-19 cases this autumn is leading to a rise in pupil and staff absence, a headteachers’ leader has warned
SLF criticised as viewers shut out of Gilruth Q&A
The Scottish Learning Festival has been rebranded SLF Conversations, but a conversation with Jenny Gilruth was abruptly shut down for online viewers this afternoon
Use absence figures to ‘make case’ for SEND cash, DfE told
Commons Education Select Committee chair calls for DfE to make attendance a clear focus in funding bids