‘Deepfake’ teacher avatar plan to help pupils catch up Academy trust staff to use AI generator to create videos that look and sound just like them to introduce resources for pupils returning to school
Conservatives propose exclusion ‘presumption’ for violent pupils Shadow education secretary also says her party would make alternative provision ‘independent’ of councils and stop unregistered settings
‘No real subject inspection left’: Spielman slams Ofsted reforms Report cards will ‘take out everything that amounts to a serious review of what’s taught and how it’s taught’, says ex-Ofsted boss
Pupils’ horizons ‘broadened’ after primary careers training pilot CPD rolled out to all primaries as teachers report children were less likely to feel held back by gender stereotypes after government-backed trial
Greater post-16 support in schools ‘untenable’ without investment Government waters-down language on new responsibilities for schools, but concerns remain
SEND spend could hit 拢15bn (more than some government departments) IFS calls on government spending watchdog to publish annual forecasts for high needs spending and deficits
Year 8 reading test plan splits teachers and heads More teachers back government plan than oppose it, but leaders are far more sceptical
Schools to fork out 拢310m to subsidise free meals Research finds schools raiding teaching and learning budgets to plug funding gap for free lunches
Schools to be tasked with ‘ensuring pupils have a post-16 destination’ But details scarce on policy after Sir Keir Starmer announces new higher-level learning target