BTECs Revealed: the BTECs saved from the chop… for now Ministers announce level 3 qualifications that will no longer be defunded next year Shane Chowen 10mo Shane Chowen 10mo Exams Ofqual: School-level exam cheating hits three-year high Cases of students cheating also jumped by 5.9 per cent, Ofqual data shows Lucas Cumiskey 10mo Lucas Cumiskey 10mo School funding 20% rise in council primaries in deficit, but secondaries improve slightly New data shows primary and special schools hit hardest by cuts – as the proportion of LA-run schools in… Jack Dyson 10mo Jack Dyson 10mo Home education Home education soars by 21% in a year And the number ‘missing’ education entirely has risen by 28 per cent Freddie Whittaker 10mo Freddie Whittaker 10mo Artificial Intelligence Using ChatGPT can cut lesson planning by 31% – EEF study Randomised control trial found teachers told to use the generative AI cut 25.3 minutes from their planning time Freddie Whittaker 10mo Freddie Whittaker 10mo Recruitment and retention Teacher recruitment could be worse than it looks, DfE suggests Government forecasts ‘challenging period’ ahead, will review NPQs…but there are record returners Freddie Whittaker 10mo Freddie Whittaker 10mo News DfE seeks teacher pay body’s views on 9-day fortnights and staggered starts Views sought on areas where teachers’ pay and conditions ‘may pose a barrier to flexible working’ Freddie Whittaker 10mo Freddie Whittaker 10mo School buildings Competition watchdog opens ‘suspected bid-rigging’ probe into school repair contracts CMA says it has ‘reason to suspect’ companies ‘illegally colluded to rig bids to secure contracts’ Freddie Whittaker 10mo Freddie Whittaker 10mo Teacher pay DfE: 2.8% teacher pay rise ‘would be appropriate’ for 2025-26 Schools told they will need to find ‘efficiencies’ to ‘supplement’ extra cash allocated at the budget Freddie Whittaker 10mo Freddie Whittaker 10mo News Schools urged to register defibrillators as half ‘invisible’ to ambulance crews Leaders urged to take five minutes to register their life-saving device on a national database Freddie Whittaker 10mo Freddie Whittaker 10mo T-levels ‘All or nothing’ T-levels need reform, says incoming Ofqual chief Exam regulator’s interim boss outlines reasons behind slow take up and ‘worryingly’ high drop out rate Billy Camden 10mo Billy Camden 10mo Artificial Intelligence Ofsted to review the use of AI in schools DfE commissions watchdog to examine how schools use AI to ‘support teaching and learning’ and manage admin Freddie Whittaker 10mo Lydia Chantler‑Hicks and Freddie Whittaker 10mo Newer 1 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 1,001 Older
