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Today
26th Jun 2025
TA-led scheme boosts Year 2 numeracy, finds EEF
Intervention led by teaching assistants improves the progress of pupils struggling with maths by two months, according to the Education Endowment Foundation

Impact of teacher retention payments ‘far from conclusive’
Financial incentives aimed at keeping teachers in the job have less impact than previously thought, according to NFER research

Yesterday
25th Jun 2025
Trusts told to set out ‘defensible’ executive pay policy
An update to the Academy Trust Handbook says trust boards must document their approach to executive pay

Scottish education reform reaches landmark
Education bill paves the way for change at Scotland’s national assessment and inspection bodies, but critics say it does not go far enough

Internal AP risks being a ‘costly holding pen’
Schools setting up internal alternative provision are navigating ‘uncharted territory’ because they lack guidance on what works, charity warns

Tuesday
24th Jun 2025
DfE approves merger to form 36-school MAT
South West trusts Olympus Academy Trust and Futura Learning Partnership are now consulting on their proposal to create a new multi-academy trust

Unions could ask school leaders to quit as Ofsted inspectors
ASCL and NAHT set out ‘unprecedented step’ being considered in letter to education secretary

Monday
23rd Jun 2025
Delayed KCSIE puts schools in ‘impossible situation’
The wait for this year’s Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, which was due to contain ‘substantive’ changes, is causing ‘unnecessary anxiety’, warn 51ºÚÁÏ leads

Scottish reform timeline sets target dates for new qualifications
‘Next steps’ document shows when curriculum, qualifications and assessment ‘will start to feel different’

Ofsted delay puts ‘unacceptable pressure’ on schools, Phillipson told
Giving schools less than a term’s notice of a new inspection framework is ‘entirely unjustifiable’, unions warn the education secretary

Friday
20th Jun 2025
Tes Schools Awards 2025 winners revealed
The Tes Schools Awards celebrate the fantastic achievements of the schools sector and teaching profession this year

Is education helping Scotland to meet its other big challenges?
RSE report finds that more must be done to link education with other national priorities, including the climate emergency, poverty and economic prosperity
