Friday
SEND: ‘Cost-cutting’ deals could push councils to break law, DfE warned
Fears sounded over whether under-pressure local authorities will ‘fully comply with their legal duties to children and young people with SEND’
Blair think tank calls for technological transformation
New report suggests a unique, digitalised record for every pupil could be used to tailor lessons and inform school inspection
Thursday
GCSEs: AI marking is ‘miles away’, says Ofqual boss
Chief regulator Dr Jo Saxton says almost half of students and parents want to see a mix of paper and digital exams in future
‘Labour’s grand rhetoric lacks credibility due to fiscal caution’
Labour’s plans offer an ambitious vision – but there is a gap between pledge and policy, explains Sam Freedman
Ofsted: Single-word judgements ‘aren’t wrong’, says Spielman
The chief inspector says a ‘different government’ might want to give the watchdog the remit to work with schools on improvement
IB results 2023: UK beats global average
International Baccalaureate results 2023 are out. Here is a round-up of the key information you need to know about how students performed in the UK
What poetry told us about student teachers’ inner world
When student teachers were asked to use poetry to reflect on the end of their course, it showed the ‘rollercoaster of emotions’ they go on
DfE relaxes MAT related-party spending deal rules
New Academy Trust handbook has doubled the threshold for deals that need prior government approval from £20,000 to £40,000
‘New guidelines should end macho MAT competition’
New guidance on the process for schools joining MATs, and when MATs should be allowed to grow, will give us a more transparent, ethical system, says Jonny Uttley
Revealed: how the DfE matches MATs with schools
New guidance has revealed how the DfE’s regional directors will make decisions about academising and rebrokering schools
The pandemic’s impact has been evolution, not revolution
The pandemic laid bare many issues with education but three years on and day-to-day teaching and school operations are mostly back to normal – so, what did it really change?
Spielman: Don’t use schools as ‘first lever’ for social problems
Ofsted chief inspector will claim worst fears about the pandemic’s impact on education are beginning to wane
