Wednesday
Safeguarding: Proposed guidance on information sharing explained
A consultation has been launched on proposed new guidance covering how schools share information to keep children safe. Here we explain what the update would mean on the frontline
Sexual harassment of females a ‘scourge in schools’
Ofsted inspections should investigate levels of abuse of female staff, say MPs in a report published today
Tuesday
7 ways schools can protect pupils from county lines
To help keep young people out of the clutches of county lines gangs, schools should look for signs of vulnerability in primary-age children and keep an eye on exclusion rates, MPs were told today
AI could cut teachers’ workload - but beware ‘commercial hype’
Artificial intelligence may reduce school bureaucracy, but AI will not remove root causes of bureaucracy, says education and digital technology expert
‘Cutting provision is the only way to balance budgets’
Schools do not have the funds to meet the expectations society has of their role, says Stephen Morales
Monday
DfE names experts working on ‘cultural education plan’
An academy trust chief, teachers and subject leads are part of a new expert panel tasked with giving all pupils access to a ‘high-quality cultural education’
Labour’s education plan: 6 things schools need to know
How has the profession responded to the raft of schools policies announced by Labour?
‘Learning for sustainability’: 8 ways to hit targets
A new plan in Scotland sets out that ‘every school and early learning setting will be sustainable by 2030’ – but how will that be achieved?
Collective action is key to closing the attainment gap
Scotland’s disadvantaged children can’t wait any longer for the education system to get its collective act together, says interim Education Scotland chief executive Gillian Hamilton
Friday
Impact of anti-poverty funding ‘tracked better’
Schools are getting better at monitoring the impact of initiatives to close the disadvantage-related attainment gap in Scotland, according to a new report
Weekly round-up: Flexible working and teacher pay
This week’s round-up of essential education news includes the government urging schools to provide more flexible-working opportunities, a warning to the prime minister over teacher pay and fears over support for pupils with SEND
School uniform: 5 key issues in Scotland
Two new reports based on a public consultation about the use of school uniforms give an idea of what new national statutory guidance is likely to contain
