The Education Brief: Saturday 28 June 2025 - Top stories include:

• The government is preparing new guidance for handling school complaints.

• Analysis by NFER found early career bonuses had statistically insignificant impacts on keeping teachers in the classroom.

• The 2025 Academy Trust Handbook has landed with fresh rules for MAT leaders.

• Internal alternative provision in schools is on the rise, but risks becoming a costly holding pen.

This week’s deep dive: 

• HEP Headteacher 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://vimeo.com/1086725337?share=copy

Listening - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002dmjc

Reading - https://www.unicef.org/innocenti/stories/strengthening-data-governance-edtech

AI Tool - https://flux1.ai/

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