Wednesday
Breakfast clubs funding rises after schools raise concerns
The Department for Education says it has boosted funding for free school breakfast clubs by 28 per cent, after leaders warned the money was falling far short
School funding to fall by up to 4% in real terms, expert warns
Government’s headline rise to minimum per-pupil funding largely reflects grants being rolled into the NFF, leaving schools facing real-terms cuts, says Simon Oxenham
Ofsted school inspection window ‘could be tightened’
Teacher and leader wellbeing is ‘built into every aspect’ of the new approach to inspection, says chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver
RISE impact ‘will be seen by Christmas’
‘Monitoring’ of the first batch of schools going through the new regional school improvement system is taking place this term, says DfE official
Extra funding needed to overcome rural barriers to ITT
A lack of housing availability and poor public transport have limited teacher training to local residents in Cornwall, according to a report
School leaders can’t be ‘jack of all trades’, report warns
The expectation of ‘hero leaders’ is causing a fragmented approach across schools and trusts, and ultimately risking pupil outcomes, says report
Tuesday
Are pupil attention spans really decreasing?
Professor Nilli Lavie speaks to Tes about the science of attention, why teachers are reporting shorter attention spans and what that means for classroom learning
Why spatial reasoning is the key to improving maths teaching
Spatial reasoning is an important skill that underpins many of the curriculum review’s recommendations for maths – yet it rarely gets the attention it deserves, writes Emily Farran
Teachers should ‘whinge more’, Jess Phillips tells heads
Schools have not been thanked enough for the level of support they are asked to take on, Home Office minister also says
No ‘positive outcomes’ in SEND inspections this summer
Just one out of 18 SEND area inspections carried out by Ofsted and the CQC so far this year has resulted in the top inspection rating, data shows
How international school groups tackle teacher quality on a global scale
How do international school groups set and monitor teacher expectations while working across multiple countries, curricula and languages of instruction? Emma Seith talks to senior leaders at six major groups to find out
Staff wellbeing at its lowest since 2019, data shows
More than a third of education staff are also at risk of clinical depression, according to charity Education Support
