Wednesday
ASN pupils must no longer be seen as ‘costly afterthought’
Education reform in Scotland is a chance to rethink schooling now that a third of children have additional needs, says Angela Morgan
Why the sector should embrace plans to help repeat ‘RI’ schools
Plans unveiled a few weeks ago to intervene with schools that receive two ‘requires improvement’ Ofsted reports will be crucial to help tackle the scourge of poor education experience for thousands of pupils, argues this MAT CEO
Ofsted criticises schools for over-focusing on exams
Eight Ofsted findings on how schools have been helping pupils to recover from Covid disruption to their learning
Tuesday
Threat of heads’ industrial action over ‘inadequate’ pay award
Headteacher union leaders also warn that the lack of funding for the teacher pay rises could lead to schools making redundancies
Cleverly: Not the right time to confirm two-year teacher pay increases
The new education secretary, James Cleverly, explains the rationale behind the pay awards decisions for teachers at all career stages announced today – and why only one year of pay increases has been confirmed
Experienced teacher pay to rise by 5%
Announcement comes after the teachers’ pay review body recommended a higher pay rise than the DfE had originally proposed
School cuts ‘increasingly inevitable’ with 1.9% funding rise
Union leaders have said that funding increases are not adequate given rising inflation levels
More school libraries likely to come under threat next year
A Scottish council has cut the librarian posts in all secondaries – and there has been a 12% reduction in posts nationwide since 2018
Tutoring take-up soars after DfE ‘besieges’ schools
Four in five schools are using the government’s National Tutoring Programme after ‘pressurising’ calls and threat of league tables from the DfE
Revealed: Winning National Tutoring Programme bids
Who’s running the government’s tutoring scheme next year?
Monday
Ofsted visits during heatwave ‘entirely inappropriate’
Ofsted confirms to Tes that school inspections have gone ahead today despite the red Met Office warning of extreme heat
Oak National Academy: Pause ‘radical’ quango plan, DfE urged
Exclusive: Political uncertainty has weakened scrutiny of plans for new curriculum body, education secretary warned in letter from publishers
