Education news, articles and events of the week: archive

31 October Teacher retention and recruitment Trust’s 9-day fortnight boosted wellbeing, but ‘overwhelmed’ some staff Another paper finds impact of including other perks in teacher job adverts ‘comparable to a 10 per cent salary rise’ https://schoolsweek.co.uk/trusts-9-day-fortnight-boosts-wellbeing-but-some-staff-overwhelmed-dixons/ DfE misses key teacher pay review deadline Teacher pay review process ‘undermined’ by the government’s late submission of […]
Education news

7 November Curriculum & qualifications New curriculum to be introduced in 2028 as review published Government also commits to scrapping the EBacc and making citizenship compulsory in primary schools https://schoolsweek.co.uk/new-curriculum-to-be-introduced-in-2028-as-review-published/ Curriculum and assessment review: 14 key points The Francis review’s final recommendations include scrapping the EBacc, reducing exam time and making triple science available to […]
Support and advice: Pupil mental health

The Chartered College of Teaching is developing a series of webinars and bitesize CPD resources for teachers and school leaders on supporting pupil wellbeing and mental health in practice, aligned with key themes in the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum. The articles and resources shared as part of this online learning include information […]