AI

AI plan: Hackathons, chatbots and new tools for schools

Keir Starmer this week unveiled a new plan to boost AI - but what does this mean for schools?...

Rhi Storer
Rhi Storer
Teacher training

ECF and NPQ review: What you need to know

The government is planning a series of changes to the early career framework, and a full review in 2027

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Politics

Phillipson faces first education committee grilling

Education secretary set to be questioned by MPs over SEND, wellbeing bill and private school fees

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Curriculum

Matt Hood to leave Oak national academy

It comes less than a year after he bagged the permanent role

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
PFI

PFI disputes erupt as contracts near expiry dates

PFI branded a 'zero-sum game' amid multi-million-pound legal disputes over buildings

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

RAAC yet to be removed from 90% of crisis-hit schools

Work finished in just 30 RAAC schools, sparking warnings 'thousands of children are studying in inadequate' buildings

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Behaviour

Misbehaviour interrupts most lessons for 4 in 10 teachers

And more than a quarter of secondary leaders flag weapon incidents

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Academies

Brighton academy trust ditches controversial 20% GAG-pool

Trust rocked by strikes 'committed to ending' GAG pooling policy, as it opts to top-slice instead

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Recruitment and retention

Wage rises needed to attract 6,500 teachers would cost £7bn

Government would need to hike salaries by 10% for the next three years if relying on wage boosts alone...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson