Home education soars by 21% in a year And the number ‘missing’ education entirely has risen by 28 per cent
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
Teacher recruitment could be worse than it looks, DfE suggests Government forecasts ‘challenging period’ ahead, will review NPQs…but there are record returners
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’
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
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’
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
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
‘Double funding’ likely needed during transition to new SEND system, says IFS IFS warns ‘something has to change’ to avoid ‘absurd’ council deficits of £8 billion by 2027