Protests

Review calls for statutory guidance on school blasphemy rows

Independent adviser on political violence and disruption said there is ‘evidence of aggressive protests targeting schools’

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
AI

Ministers plan to appoint edtech evidence checkers

Revealed: Experts to scrutinise classroom impact of technology tools as part of new AI training package for teachers worth…

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Curriculum

7 recommendations from MPs report on financial education

Schools find it hard to prioritise the topic, says education committee in new report

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Music

Music hubs reform ‘most torrid time of our careers’, MPs told

Decision to slash hubs from 116 to 43 places some provision at ‘enormous risk’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Mental health

‘Stark gap’ between teacher and leader wellbeing

Survey finds teachers twice as likely as leaders to report feeling ‘physically and mentally’ unwell

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Oak National Academy

LocatED chief to lead ‘independent’ review of Oak academy

Lara Newman will look at quango’s ‘efficacy, governance, accountability and efficiency’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Climate change

1,000 volunteers needed for school climate ambassador scheme

Expanded scheme, first launched two years ago, to help 2,500 education settings with climate action plans

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Computer science

GCSE computer science: Students to learn about ‘impact’ of AI

DfE proposes first changes to ‘outdated’ subject content since 2015

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

Long Covid teachers join forces to sue ministers

About 85 teachers in the UK have expressed an interest in joining the action

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Movers and Shakers

Movers and shakers: Brothwell, Coles, O’Malley, Quickfall, McNaughton, Pusey, Lehain, Berry, Mobbs

A lover of the outdoors, a bass guitarist and an American football player among those with new jobs in…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Ofsted

School wants wider review after three Ofsted visits in two years

Inspectors returned twice to ‘gather more evidence’

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Ofsted

Ofsted: Teachers ‘underwhelmed’ by training opportunities

Key findings from the second phase of the watchdog’s review into professional development

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson