Tuesday
Music: Schools need ‘more resources and less accountability’
Heads’ leaders says schools need support on music education as the DfE announces a new board to oversee its national plan
Ofsted safeguarding changes: Short-term fixes will ignore real issues
A safeguarding director explains why she is concerned Ofsted proposals to return to schools after three months to see if safeguarding concerns have been addressed will put short-term fixes ahead of true culture improvements
MAT hubs can tackle schools suffering ‘educational isolation’
New report calls on policymakers to ‘recognise and respond’ to the challenge of ‘educational isolation’ in schools
Attendance: Thousands of pupils on part-time timetables
Researchers looking at attendance data believe around 34,000 young people could be on part-time school timetables
Language learning in Northern Ireland ‘slowly recovering’ from Covid
The popularity of learning languages was hit particularly hard by the pandemic – but these subjects are now bouncing back in Northern Ireland, a new report shows
Lack of promotions for BAME teachers to be investigated
‘It can’t be a postcode lottery to be promoted,’ hears EIS meeting as the union agrees to investigate the experiences of groups of teachers underrepresented in promoted roles
Rise of persistently absent pupils requires a major recovery plan
The pandemic has shifted expectations around school attendance for many young people and their families – reversing this requires major action, explains Sam Freedman
MPs launch inquiry into Ofsted school inspections
Commons Education Select Committee to look into Ofsted grading and the impact of inspection on teacher workload and wellbeing
Monday
Ofsted shake-up: When is your school likely to be inspected?
Watchdog sets out roughly when school leaders can expect the call, as part of a raft of inspection changes
Spielman: Scrapping grades won’t stop heads’ ‘discomfort’
Ruth Perry’s sister voices disappointment that Ofsted’s planned changes do not include removing one-word school inspection judgements
KCSIE 2023: 5 tips for online filtering and monitoring
With new guidance coming into force on how schools monitor pupils’ internet use, this safeguarding lead explains the key things that leaders should focus on
Ofsted shake-up: Everything you need to know
Watchdog announces series of inspection changes in the wake of the death of headteacher Ruth Perry
