The Education Brief:Saturday 8 February 2025 - Top stories include:

• Academy trusts are under growing financial pressure.

• The government is investing £2 million in a new “writing framework” and literacy training.

• The Education Secretary has voiced concerns over the growing number of parental complaints.

• School leaders have slammed the government’s new intervention plans for “stuck schools.”

This week’s deep dive: 

• Improving the way Ofsted inspects 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=HsXlEwh8VKk

Listening -https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/will-the-debate-over-vocational-and/id1591570847?i=1000684947421

Reading -https://haringeyeducationpartnership.co.uk/40-years-of-bett-uk-how-ai-is-shaping-the-next-era-of-education/

AI Tool -https://www.deepseek.com/

Music by Slo Pony