General
Thursday
29th Jun 2023
Secondary students ‘regularly taking four-day week’
MSPs also hear some students are attending school ‘even less than that’ – as Tes Scotland uncovers figures showing the attendance rate last week in secondary was just 82 per cent
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Heads face ‘impossible choices’ after FSM shortfall
School caterers call for free school meal funding rise in line with inflation, to £2.87, to avoid food shortages and poor quality becoming normalised
Applying cognitive science: a classroom framework
It isn’t always easy to translate cognitive science principles to the classroom, says Alex Quigley, but a framework drawn from research could provide a helpful model
Are language difficulties driving the rise in pupil inattention?
The role that early language skills play in social-emotional regulation is often overlooked, says the chief executive of Speech and Language UK
MPs call for Ofsted school careers education checks
New report also calls for DfE to provide one-off funding to support schools and to roll out careers education in primary schools
7 in 10 teachers say pupils with SEND not effectively supported
New annual report highlights teacher concerns about pupils with special needs, recruitment and digital inequalities
Warning on ‘wasted potential’ of disadvantaged students
Sutton Trust reveals more than 28,000 high-achieving students from poorer backgrounds fail to achieve expected top GCSEs
GCSEs: Spanish set to become most popular MFL subject
British Council report finds just one in 10 state schools said all their pupils were studying a modern foreign language at GCSE
Wednesday
28th Jun 2023
Art education at ‘crisis point’, warns parliamentary group
New report highlights ‘evidence of downgrading of arts subjects within schools, and structural barriers to teacher training, recruitment and the teaching of the arts’
Welsh heads vote to continue industrial action over pay
To avoid strike action, the Welsh government and employers need to come up with an acceptable offer, says NAHT Cymru
New shadow Scottish education secretary appointed
Liam Kerr moves from Net Zero, Energy and Transport and takes over from Stephen Kerr
Perilous state of school buildings prove funding models must change
Shocking findings from the NAO report make clear pupils and teachers are at risk – a situation that must be addressed as a priority, says Leora Cruddas