Wednesday
Why your SEND intervention isn’t working
A new research review and toolkit explores the increasing attainment gap for pupils with SEND and why evidence-informed practice isn’t making it to the classroom
Working in pairs boosts Year 5 reading
EEF’s paired reading programme also improves pupils’ motivation, with both teachers and pupils noting a greater enjoyment in reading
Third of parents ‘more relaxed’ about children missing school
A significant proportion of parents have changed their attitude towards school attendance since the pandemic, a Parentkind poll shows
Tuesday
EHCP cash ‘less than half’ of what’s needed, say 3 in 5 school staff
Tes SEND report 2024 highlights concerns about funding for education, health and care plans and the increasingly challenging task of meeting pupils’ needs
De Souza wants more support for neurodevelopmental conditions
Children’s commissioner calls for urgent changes in mainstream schools as a report finds that 400,000 children are seeking support from health services for a suspected neurodevelopmental condition
Tuesday
Ofsted: Six findings on ensuring children learn in the early years
Ofsted has released an early years research report that focuses on what progress looks like for EYFS children in the four specific areas of learning
Teachers need subject-specific oracy training, experts urge
Report from Commission on the Future of Oracy Education also calls for a revision of the English language GCSE and a rebalancing of spoken language in the curriculum
Monday
Reading: concern over rise in Year 5 ‘low attainers’
Major study into impact of lockdowns also finds the disadvantage gap has not narrowed among Year 5 pupils in reading or maths
Why we need to teach our students to argue properly
In an age full of arguments, there can be huge value in fostering constructive disagreement in our students – for life and for learning, writes Alex Quigley
