The Education Brief: Saturday 5 April 2025 - Top stories include:

• Ofsted is considering renaming the proposed ‘secure’ grade on its five-point school report cards.

• A new trial suggests AI could “revolutionise” how student writing is assessed.

• Bridget Phillipson has called for more male teachers to act as role models for boys.

• The cost of repairing England’s crumbling school estate will exceed £13.8 billion.

This week’s deep dive: 

• One City, Two Worlds

We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!

Watching - https://news.sky.com/story/the-system-just-doesnt-work-more-children-than-ever-are-not-in-school-report-finds-with-more-than-11-million-lost-days-13331143

Listening - https://freshedpodcast.com/paglayan/

Reading - https://epi.org.uk/publications-and-research/children-missing-from-education/

AI Tool - https://aicoursecreator.eskilled.io/

Music by Slo Pony