Wednesday
Scottish school strikes called off but prospect of walkouts remains
School staff in nearly a third of Scottish local authorities had been due to strike next week, forcing the closure of many schools, but the GMB action has been suspended
Sunak faces ‘cowboy builders’ jibe over school RAAC crisis
Sir Keir Starmer clashes with the prime minister over ‘crumbling schools’ while MPs reveal they’re set to grill DfE minister and its top official over their handling of the issue
Revealed: The 9 RAAC schools denied rebuilding cash last year
One school rejected for the School Rebuilding Programme last year had to delay the start of term because of RAAC concrete issues
‘Normal school accountability in abnormal times doesn’t work’
Just because schools have returned to pre-pandemic systems for exams doesn’t mean they are ready for a return to normal accountability, says CST deputy chief executive Steve Rollett
The 147 schools named by DfE as having RAAC
The government has published a full list of the schools confirmed to have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete as of 30 August
Where did all the over-50s teachers go?
Teachers over the age of 50 are leaving the classroom and not coming back. Grainne Hallahan investigates the scale of the problem and the possible causes
DfE ‘wrongly accusing schools of failing to return RAAC survey’
School leaders’ union says government is ‘pointing finger of blame’ at schools based on flawed information
Which Scottish schools contain RAAC?
The potentially dangerous concrete has closed schools in England and Wales – but which Scottish schools contain the material?
Heads call for consultation on single-word Ofsted judgements
ASCL has called for a consultation on the removal of both the overall effectiveness judgement and the four separate school judgements
Tuesday
Labour plans vote to find out what Sunak knew on RAAC risks
Intervention follows former DfE permanent secretary Jonathan Slater’s claim that in 2021, the prime minister cut the number of schools to be rebuilt per year in half
McKinnell named as shadow schools minister
Labour reshuffle of shadow roles results in the Newcastle North MP joining the party’s education team
Scottish education secretary’s to-do list for 2023-24
First minister Humza Yousaf, who outlined his Programme for Government today, has told the education secretary her priorities for this school year – but some key policies have not been mentioned
