DfE’s AI tutoring plan prompt calls for more research DfE says 450,000 disadvantaged children will benefit, but experts warn evidence on AI provision ‘in its infancy’
Speech and language screening pilot reveals ‘shocking’ level of need Analysis suggests 6 in 10 children given universal screening were found to have speech and language needs
Alarm over ‘generic’ wording in 12 Ofsted report cards An investigation revealed the same paragraph was used in report cards for 12 different schools
‘Barriers’ to upper pay range cause frustration for teachers Staff report ‘shifting’ goalposts as union warns of ‘significant contribution to the exodus’ of teachers
Concerns over make-up of curriculum drafters group Leaders ‘disappointed’ at ‘lack of diversity and representation’ among experts recruited to help write new national curriculum
‘Universal RISE’: How will the DfE’s school improvement scheme work? DfE writes to schools with the lowest attainment rates urging them to engage with optional programme
Schools face £47.5m free school meals expansion shortfall Leaders say government’s plan to increase funding by 5p per meal goes ‘nowhere near far enough’
Merging behaviour and attendance judgments ‘bothered’ Ofsted chief Leaders have taken issue with the new joint judgment area, but Oliver says it’s what consultation called for
£23m expansion of school edtech and AI pilot Pilot to launch in September, and to involve primary, secondary and further education settings across England