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July 06, 2024The Education Brief: 6 July 2024
The Education Brief: Saturday 6 July 2024 - Top stories include:
Half of England’s most deprived schools anticipate cutting teaching assistant spending next year.

NASBTT says all schools should be mandated to provide placements for trainee teachers.

An EEF report found that teachers receive minimal training on writing.
This week’s deep dive:
The 2024 British Election and what it means for education
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzOVQD0oIvI
Listening - https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/new-eef-podcast-using-research-evidence-well-in-education
Reading - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clddn31v26ro
AI Tool - https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-gb/sections/21446373975572-Chatting-with-My-AI

Music by Slo Pony
14 min
June 29, 2024The Education Brief: 29 June 2024
The Education Brief: Saturday 29 June 2024 - Top stories include:
TES has published an overview of the three main political parties’ education policies.

The 2014 computing curriculum overhaul has led to 50% fewer girls taking the subject.

Seven subject associations say the use of non-specialist teachers is now "endemic".

Rural schools face the threat of extinction unless urgent action is taken, warns MAT leader.
This week’s deep dive:
HEP Headteacher Conference 2024
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://youtu.be/zfUOmDlvTtM
Listening - https://www.ollielovell.com/gregashman/
Reading - https://www.commonsensemedia.org/kids-action/articles/media-literacy-education-works
AI Tool - https://goblin.tools/

Music by Slo Pony
13 min
June 22, 2024The Education Brief: 22 June 2024
The Education Brief: Saturday 22 June 2024 - Top stories include:
Academy trusts are facing significant shortfalls in funding.

The Education Policy Institute criticises the "lack of urgency" regarding the crisis in SEND funding.

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson aims to bring education "back up the agenda."

Unions claim schools could gain an average of £36,000 each for building repairs if the DfE reallocated unspent capital funds.

The absence gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers widens during the transition from primary to secondary school, according to FFT.
This week’s deep dive:
HEP Professional Development Conference, 2024
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://schoolsweek.co.uk/video-school-leaders-and-policy-experts-react-to-party-manifestos/
Listening - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/opening-worlds-curriculum-design-with-christine/id1516532537?i=1000658407329
Reading - https://www.edsurge.com/news/2024-05-13-what-would-it-take-to-attract-gen-z-to-teaching
AI Tool - https://suno.com/

Music by Slo Pony
14 min
June 15, 2024The Education Brief: Saturday 15 June 2024
The Education Brief: Saturday 15 June 2024 - Top stories include:
Conservatives manifesto 2024: All the schools policies

Labour manifesto 2024: All the schools policies

Two in three special schools face real-terms cuts, unions warn

Pay, workload and trust - 3 teacher retention issues to solve
This week’s deep dive:
WalkThrus Conference London, 2024
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ppLAoARvLQ
Listening - https://freshedpodcast.com/ehrlich/
Reading - https://www.educationnext.org/how-building-knowledge-boosts-literacy-and-learning
AI Tool - https://edudownloads.azureedge.net/msdownloads/Microsoft-Education_AI-Toolkit.pdf
Music by Slo Pony
14 min
June 08, 2024The Education Brief: Saturday 8 June 2024
Top stories include:
Move to home education biggest since pandemic

EYFS: How ditching our maths scheme is transforming teaching

Burden of school complaints ‘significant concern’, Ofsted told

Teaching workforce grows by just 259 as recruitment stalls
This week’s deep dive:
How Building Knowledge Boosts Literacy and Learning
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ppLAoARvLQ
Listening - https://uk.bettshow.com/edtech-unwrapped
Reading - https://snacks.pepsmccrea.com/subscribe?ref=z3bT9vaeXq
AI Tool - https://www.moreusefulthings.com/student-exercises
Music by Slo Pony
14 min
June 01, 2024The Education Brief: 1 June 2024
The Education Brief: Saturday 1 June 2024 - Top stories include:
The pre-election ‘purdah’ period begins on Saturday, limiting government announcements.

Gillian Keegan has confirmed that teacher pay recommendations will come after the election.

Leaders’ unions say Ofsted must undertake "far-reaching reform".

The government has been urged "rebalance" funding towards schools with the poorest intakes and invest more in alternative provision.
This week’s deep dive:
Labour’s plans for education
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4VrtP3CXmU
Listening - https://radiolab.org/podcast/91705-lucy
Reading - https://uk.bettshow.com/hp-from-crisis-to-classroom-whitepaper
AI Tool - https://ideogram.ai/login

Music by Slo Pony
12 min
May 25, 2024 Murals and the curriculum: using art to understand the world around us with Sally Newton
In this episode re-run, HEP's Luke Kemper talks to artist Sally Newton at South Harringay School, where she has painted two large staircase murals. They spoke about how she became an artist, what it’s like to paint a curriculum on the walls, and how students react to art, among other things. If you’d like to see more of Sally’s work, you can check out her website at ⁠www.sallynewton-mural-artist.com⁠.
If you like what you hear, get in touch! Maybe she can paint a mural at your school as well!
Special thanks Ian, Kelly, and Joe at South Harringay for their time and hospitality.
44 min
May 18, 2024The Education Brief: 18 May 2024
The Education Brief: Saturday 18 May 2024 - Top stories include:
The DfE has released draft guidance updates on relationships, sex, and health education.

Baroness Barran wants schools to focus on students who miss the "odd day”.

£134 million in unspent NTP funds from schools will help finance the teacher pay grant.

Anti-hacking measures in AQA's exam papers disrupted screen-reading software for SEND pupils.
This week’s deep dive:
Leadership 55 with Ethan Mollick
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://ed.ted.com/ted_ed_collections/think-like-a-coder
Listening - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5FmzJZslGGhBYeDjzLpuHV
Reading - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Natives-Class-Empire-Sunday-Bestseller/dp/1473661234
AI Tool - https://chat.lmsys.org/

Music by Slo Pony
13 min
May 11, 2024The Education Brief: 11 May 2024
The Education Brief: Saturday 11 May 2024 - Top stories include:
The DfE is investigating inclusivity in schools, with a focus on institutions with fewer EHCPs.

The government announced larger music hubs across England, reducing the number to 43.

An analysis of the Safety Valve programme uncovered "startling" cuts to specialist provision for SEND pupils.

Matt Hood has been appointed the first permanent chief executive of Oak National Academy
This week’s deep dive:
Emerging changes in Ofsted
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://youtu.be/I3CcXED2EDU?feature=shared
Listening - https://radiolab.org/podcast/memory-and-forgetting
Reading - https://achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2022/12/14/the-ratio-lens/
AI Tool - https://www.thenational.academy/blog/ai-tools-for-teachers-are-just-the-start

Music by Slo Pony
11 min
May 04, 2024The Education Brief: 4 May 2024
The Education Brief: Saturday 4 May 2024 - Top stories include:
The government’s scrapping of the Now Teach scheme, sparks an outcry

DfE ‘actively looking’ at reforms to £10k special schools place funding

DFE advises all schools create a bomb threat checklist

England scraps 50% rule on faith school admissions
This week’s deep dive:
The future of safeguarding in schools
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://youtu.be/I3CcXED2EDU?feature=shared
Listening - https://radiolab.org/podcast/memory-and-forgetting
Reading - https://achemicalorthodoxy.co.uk/2022/12/14/the-ratio-lens/
AI Tool - https://www.thenational.academy/blog/ai-tools-for-teachers-are-just-the-start
Music by Slo Pony
13 min

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