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School leaders’ union launches legal action against Ofsted over report card plan

Headteachers fear the watchdog’s inspection proposals will increase high-stakes accountability and pressure on school staff.

Evening Standard

Many schools are dealing with consequences of toxic masculinity each day – union

Paul Whiteman, the NAHT school leaders’ union chief, has called for collaboration to stop a generation of boys ‘disappearing into a vortex of hatred’.

Evening Standard

Headteachers in England, Wales and NI say Send provision crisis is worsening

Nine out of 10 school leaders tell survey they are finding it harder to meet special needs of pupils than a year ago

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Most schools have Send pupils in mainstream classes amid capacity issues – poll

Many parents are ‘frustrated’ that schools cannot fully meet the needs of the Send pupils in their care, the chief of a school leaders’ union said.

Evening Standard

Headteachers across the UK are facing mental health crisis, new poll reveals

The majority of school leaders said their mental health has been negatively affected in the last year

The Independent UK

Majority of school leaders say job has negatively affected mental health – poll

The findings have been published ahead of the NAHT school leaders’ union conference in Harrogate this weekend.

The Independent UK

Increasing gender pay gap for head teachers – report

A union says the gap is ‘especially outrageous’ in a profession with a majority of women workers.

Evening Standard

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More than a thousand complaints made following Ofsted school visits

The number of complaints to the education watchdog following school inspections has risen by 60% over three years, figures suggest.

The Independent UK

More than four in five school leaders abused by parents in past year – survey

Parents have been banned from schools and reported to the police as a result of rising abusive behaviour towards senior leaders, a union has said.

The Independent UK

Nearly half of all students want more budgeting and financial education at school

A report has called for more education on financial planning at school or college

The Independent UK

Nearly three in five students want more education on budgeting at school – poll

A think tank report has called for pupils to be given more education on financial planning at school or college.

Evening Standard

Majority of school leaders reject Ofsted’s proposed report card system – poll

Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the NAHT school leaders’ union, has called on the watchdog to reconsider its ‘ill-thought-through plans’.

The Independent UK

Nearly half a million fines issued to parents for taking children out of school

The vast majority (91%) of penalty notices were for unauthorised family holidays, the Department for Education said.

Evening Standard

Fewer than half of parents think Reception pupils should know how to use books

Children are entering primary school with delays in basic motor skills and a lack of core strength, teachers have suggested.

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AI ‘biggest thing to hit education in 100 years’, historian says

Sir Anthony Seldon praised Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson’s speech about technology on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Ofsted inspection reforms do not go ‘far enough’, school leaders’ union warns

The inspectorate has faced criticism following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry.

Evening Standard

Number of pupils in England off school increased ahead of Christmas holidays

The absence rate was 9.5% in the last week of the autumn term, the Department for Education figures suggest.

The Independent UK

Number of pupils off school around Christmas rises despite new rules

The Department for Education said other actions, such as a parenting order or prosecution, are being considered

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Tests for year 1 pupils in England should be dropped, headteachers urge

NAHT says early checks on phonics, arithmetic and English in primary schools are potential waste of time and funding

Evening Standard

Nearly one in three pupils in England given extra time in exams, says regulator

The total number of approved special access arrangements for GCSE, AS and A-level exams rose by 12.3% in the past year, according to Ofqual data.

The Independent UK

Special educational needs system ‘not delivering’ for families – watchdog

The NAO said the Government should introduce urgent reform to put SEN provision in England on a ‘financially sustainable footing’.

Evening Standard

Planned free schools in doubt as Government launches review

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said some of the funding could have been ‘put to better use’ to improve deteriorating schools.

The Independent UK

Backlash over thousands of A-level students at concrete crisis schools denied extra help

Labour MP Mary Foy says the decision not to provide extra consideration for affected pupils is ‘absolutely devastating’

The Guardian - UK

Children facing a ‘brutal’ loss of time and space for play at state schools

Shorter playtimes and shrinking outside space in England have serious implications for children’s wellbeing and mental health

The Guardian - UK

Headteachers demand end to ‘inhumane’ school ratings in England

Union to campaign against single-phrase Ofsted judgments, threatening possible strike action

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