The Education Brief: Saturday 15 February 2025 - Top stories include:

• Ofsted reports marks down for behaviour have halved since Covid, but teachers disagree.

• Teach First has announced James Toop as its new CEO.

• 60% of academy trust CEOs say new reforms would have no impact on their schools.

• Government minutes reveal a heated exchange between Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh.

This week’s deep dive: 

• Haringey Governor Conference 2025

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.bbc.co.uk/teach/live-lessons/articles/zm9vwsg

Listening - https://www.ted.com/talks/rethinking_with_adam_grant_sam_altman_on_the_future_of_ai_and_humanity

Reading - https://schoolsweek.co.uk/its-time-to-finally-put-re-in-the-national-curriculum-where-it-belongs/

AI Tool - https://klingai.com/

Music by Slo Pony