The Education Brief: Wednesday 15 October 2025 - Top stories include:

• Ofsted’s top brass defended their new “report card” inspection system before MPs.

• ASCL is considering legal action against Ofsted over fears its “report card” inspection system could harm school leaders’ wellbeing.

• Three in four teachers say misogyny is now a major problem in schools.

• There has been a “vacuum of information” around the long-awaited SEND reforms.

• Only 6 per cent of SEND coordinators say they can complete their work within contracted hours.

Round Up for Schools:

• Book staff on NPQs now and share bursary and scholarship info to boost recruitment.

• Drop AI and data posters into this week’s staff briefing and update your privacy notice templates.

• Finalise your PE premium plan — focus on sustainability and inclusion.

• Secondaries can launch The Bro Code discussions with Heads of Year or RSHE leads to implement the anti-misogynistic resources into your curriculum.

HEP Updates:

• ⁠HEP Inclusion & SEND Conference 2026: Neurodiversity in the classroom

• Leadership 55 with Patrick Cozier

Watching - https://community.stem.org.uk/browse/scl-od

Listening - ⁠https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002kf52

Reading - https://substack.nomoremarking.com/p/why-education-can-never-be-fun

AI Tool - ⁠https://openai.com/index/sora-2/

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