General
Wednesday
20th Sep 2023
Migraines: Staff need support, not sanctions
The resignation of minister Dehenna Davison owing to chronic migraines should be a wake-up call about how debilitating the condition can be, says Yvonne Williams
Explain new EHCP reduction target, ministers told
Commons Education Committee chair Robin Walker asks DfE how a contract targeting the reduction of new EHCPs squares with ministerial evidence given to MPs
Ofsted: Many schools aren’t matching PE curriculum ‘ambition’
Ofsted inspectors found that only a small number of schools have a clearly defined and broad physical education curriculum
SEND: More help needed for ‘shadow’ pupils without EHCPs
Think tank calls for public commitment not to ‘artificially’ lower or limit the number of education, health and care plans issued
Tuesday
19th Sep 2023
How to support pupils with global developmental delay
Global developmental delay is linked to learning difficulties in a variety of areas, explains Simon Tanner, who offers his advice for supporting pupils with the condition
Keegan: Some children prefer learning in Portakabins
The education secretary made the claim as she updated MPs on how the government is handling the presence of collapse-risk RAAC
RAAC crisis: 7 things the DfE told MPs
The education secretary and Downing Street were given advice to change guidance on 21 August after two incidents in which RAAC planks failed
Scottish education reform fuelled by ‘unity of purpose’
SLF keynote speaker praises ‘succinct and powerful’ ambitions for education that put Scotland among ‘leading countries’
Breaking: 27 schools added to confirmed RAAC list
The government has published an updated list of the schools confirmed to have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete as of 14 September
Ofsted: Geography fieldwork opportunities ‘lacking’
Inspectorate reveals findings on how geography is taught in England’s primary and secondary schools
What state and private schools can learn from each other
Independent and state schools are often cast as polar opposites – but this researcher says there are numerous areas where collaboration is key
8 in 10 school staff diverted from job by child poverty
Figure rises to 92 per cent of headteachers amid cost-of-living crisis, research finds