Thursday
Curriculum panel to ask why teachers face ‘content overload’
Curriculum and assessment review chair Professor Becky Francis says concerns about volume of content in classrooms have come up in conversations with teachers, pupils and parents
Heads warn 2025-26 funding levels could mean more cuts
ASCL says more government funding will be needed to address historic pay erosion and meet ministers’ target of recruiting 6,500 more teachers
Widen teacher recruitment pool for shortage subjects, says expert
Recruitment difficulties in shortage subjects are not down to shrinking graduate numbers in related fields, finds research
Wednesday
Breakfast clubs: DfE urged not to repeat mistakes of NTP
The government needs to provide protected funding for breakfast clubs, ensure high-quality food standards and measure programme outcomes, says report
The ‘belonging’ converts are puzzling, but welcome
A headteacher reflects on how the former zeal for zero-tolerance approaches to behaviour is being replaced by something subtler – and better
2 in 5 teachers say mobile phones can be a teaching tool
Teachers have mixed views about phones in schools, research shows, with few saying that banning them would have a big impact on behaviour
Tuesday
Last chance to get it right on teacher numbers, warns EIS
Next week’s Scottish Budget will decide whether key education policies succeed, states the EIS in a letter seeking assurances from the first minister and the finance secretary
Dangerous staff ratios are putting EYFS children at risk
The legal minimum staff ratios for the early years are shockingly insufficient, writes this teacher, and overstretched budgets mean they are likely to be seen more often
3,500 schools ‘too isolated’ to attract top leaders
School leaders tend to operate in connected ‘communities’ – leaving thousands of schools missing out on leadership expertise, research warns
3 reasons why schools miss out on great leaders
Informal school leadership networks give some schools access to expertise and support – and leave others out in the cold, new EPI research warns
