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October 19, 2024The Education Brief: 19 October 2024
The Education Brief: Saturday 19 October 2024 - Top stories include:
Ofsted has released its first set of school inspection reports without overall headline grades.

The DfE is set to change the law to allow schools to open nurseries more quickly.

The DfE spent over £13 million pounds on SEND tribunals last year.

Parentkind’s latest national survey reveals that most parents are ok with children’s absence.
This week’s deep dive:
National Association of Governance Advisory Services 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 - http://bbc.co.uk/teach
Listening - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parents-arent-all-right/id1200361736?i=1000672343331
Reading - https://uk.bettshow.com/student-behaviour-report
AI Tool - https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/

Music by Slo Pony
12 min
October 16, 2024 The Wellbeing Equation: Why Happy Staff Stay with Iona Jackson
In this episode of HEP Talks, host Luke Kemper speaks with Iona Jackson, Director of Strategy at Edurio, to explore the key findings from Edurio's latest reports on staff wellbeing and teacher retention in academies. Together, they unpack data from surveys of school staff across England, discussing the impact of workload, leadership dynamics, and wellbeing on staff retention. Iona reveals how factors like stress, excitement about work, and the role of school leadership contribute to teachers' decisions to stay or leave the profession. They also cover disparities in wellbeing across age groups, roles, and protected characteristics, offering practical recommendations for school leaders to address these critical challenges and create healthier, more supportive environments for staff.

This is a great listen for educators, school leaders, and policymakers looking to better understand staff wellbeing and its close link to teacher retention.

https://home.edurio.com/insights/staff-welbeing-in-schools-2024
https://home.edurio.com/resources/insights/staff-retention-in-academies
43 min
October 12, 2024The Education Brief: 12 October 2024
The Education Brief: Saturday 12 October 2024 - Top stories include:
80 per cent of Year 1 pupils met the government's "expected standard" in phonics.

The DfE has relaunched a £7 million programme to combat antisemitism in schools.

Government cost-saving measures and delays have affected several key education initiatives.

A longer school day has been shown to provide a “small yet positive” boost to pupil attainment.
This week’s deep dive:
The Report of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-the-classroom
Listening - https://www.ollielovell.com/ronberger/
Reading - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.co.uk/why-a-knowledge-rich-curriculum/
AI Tool - https://www.khanmigo.ai/

Music by Slo Pony

https://oracyeducationcommission.co.uk/about-the-commission/
14 min
October 05, 2024The Education Brief: 5 October 2024
The Education Brief: Saturday 5 October 2024 - Top stories include:
Ofsted has revealed plans to assess schools on inclusion in upcoming inspections.

The government has released key dates for primary assessments.

A new "high level research commission" has been established to examine pupil engagement and its impact on school attendance, amid rising absence rates.

Bridget Phillipson has committed to reducing funding for Oak National Academy.
This week’s deep dive:
Towards an Effective and Financially Sustainable SEND System
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=egdNUGnDjSc
Listening - https://evidenceintoaction.podbean.com/e/ep-24-implementation-in-schools/
Reading - https://www.penguin.co.uk/lit-in-colour-pioneers-pilot
AI Tool - https://www.youtube.com/live/HIfaMx07RaE

Music by Slo Pony

Link to Isos report
14 min
September 28, 2024The Education Brief: 28 September 2024
The Education Brief: Saturday 28 September 2024 - Top stories include:
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson delivered her first speech at the Labour Party Conference this week.

Phillipson announced plans to open the first 300 school-based nurseries by next September, as part of a £15 million capital scheme.

Ofsted is launching the Ofsted Academy later this term by publishing inspector training materials.

The Birmingham Roman Catholic Archdiocese plans to merge 236 schools into five mega MATs.
This week’s deep dive:
The Labour Party and Multi-Academy Trusts
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://bit.ly/3AYxhqp
Listening - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/94-how-to-fix-education/id1703785141?i=1000669989373
Reading - https://schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-can-the-sector-now-breathe-a-sigh-of-relief/
AI Tool - https://www.briskteaching.com/

Music by Slo Pony
15 min
September 21, 2024The Education Brief: 21 September 2024
The Education Brief: Saturday 21 September 2024 - Top stories include:
Labour changes in school inspections and improvement has sparked debate about regional control.

A new level 5 apprenticeship will allow teaching assistants to specialise in SEND, emotional wellbeing, or curriculum provision.

One third of students are expected to resit their GCSE English or maths this year.

New rules will now allow some SEND pupils to listen to music or white noise during exams.
This week’s deep dive:
Leadership 55 with Sammy Wright
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://evidencebased.education/can-performance-management-help-shape-great-teachers/
Listening - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m00223qc
Reading - https://hbsp.harvard.edu/inspiring-minds/using-generative-ai-to-create-role-play-scenarios-for-students?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
AI Tool - https://openai.com/index/memory-and-new-controls-for-chatgpt/

Music by Slo Pony
12 min
September 14, 2024The Education Brief: 14 September 2024
The Education Brief: Saturday 14 September 2024 - Top stories include:
Children’s commissioner orders compulsory survey of schools

No quick fix to special-needs pupil failures, parents told

Governors told no money for national recruitment drive
This week’s deep dive:
ResearchED National 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://evidencebased.education/can-performance-management-help-shape-great-teachers/
Listening - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m00223qc
Reading - https://hbsp.harvard.edu/inspiring-minds/using-generative-ai-to-create-role-play-scenarios-for-students?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
AI Tool - https://openai.com/index/memory-and-new-controls-for-chatgpt/

Music by Slo Pony
18 min
September 07, 2024The Education Brief: 7 September 2024
The Education Brief: Saturday 7 September 2024 - Top stories include:
Labour's manifesto pledge to recruit 6,500 new teachers is unlikely to be fulfilled for a while.

Ofsted is developing a new inclusion criterion for inspections, focusing on supporting disadvantaged pupils.

GCSE English requires an urgent overhaul, according to a review by exam board OCR.

From early 2025, all schools will have access to new regional school improvement teams.
This week’s deep dive:
Ofsted’s response to the Big Listen
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://my.chartered.college/event/holistic-approaches-to-assessment
Listening - https://freshedpodcast.com/yliniva-bryan/
Reading - https://magazine.alumni.cam.ac.uk/working-environments-and-productivity/
AI Tool - https://quizizz.com/?lng=en

Music by Slo Pony
12 min
July 20, 2024The Education Brief: 20 July, 2024
The Education Brief: Saturday 20 July 2024 - Top stories include:
Exclusions higher than pre-Covid as suspensions rise again

Eight things we learned from Ofsted’s annual accounts

King’s Speech 2024: what schools need to know

No teacher pay decision this week, says Phillipson
This week’s deep dive:
Curriculum review launched: What schools need to know
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=YeeZ_wD0za4
Listening - https://theedtechpodcast.com/280-what-are-students-expectations-for-ai-in-education/
Reading - https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2024/06/28/sizing-up-labours-ambition-to-address-the-teacher-shortage-in-england/
AI Tool - https://www.thinglink.com/edu

Music by Slo Pony
12 min
July 13, 2024The Education Brief: 13 July, 2024
The Education Brief: Saturday 13 July 2024 - Top stories include:
The "alternative big listen" survey reveals deep dissatisfaction with the school inspectorate.

Financial pressures and support for children with SEND are top challenges for school governors.

Sir Kevan Collins has been appointed as a non-executive director at the DfE.
This week’s deep dive:
Key stage 2 SATs 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/live/yCWKFnM9m0U
Listening - https://open.spotify.com/episode/2GUHlbenJZ8gxHRtgwnVMg
Reading - https://nationalcollege.com/guides/love-of-early-writing
AI Tool - https://poe.com/

Music by Slo Pony
11 min

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