Tes News podcast: Online academy plans, longer days and the ECF

On this week’s Tes News podcast, we discuss:

• Levelling up: New UK-wide online academy planned
  Reporter Matilda Martin explains how the government wants to set up a new online academy offering lessons across the UK as part of its efforts to level up education.

• Need to know: Wales’ plans for extending the school day
  Emma Seith explains why Welsh schools may have to add an hour to their school day - and why this might also mean a long summer break.

• The ECF: Just teething problems or is change certain?
  Grainne Hallahan discusses her long-form article on the impact of the Early Career Framework in its first term in schools - and what might need to be changed, based on early feedback.