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Oct- 2025 -6 October
Oak National founder Matt Hood appointed as adviser to Secretary of State
Education leader Matthew Hood OBE has been appointed to work with the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) delivery unit to help ensure the government meets its health and care commitments. Hood will work closely with secretary of state for health and social care Wes Streeting, focusing on the…
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6 October
British Dyslexia Association calls for national strategy to support pupils
The British Dyslexia Association has urged the government to create a national dyslexia strategy after research found that many children with the condition feel excluded from the education system. Its findings come from a new report – ‘Set up for somebody else’: Young people with dyslexia in the education system…
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6 October
Bouygues UK to lead multi-million Rosedale College redevelopment
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced the appointment of Bouygues UK as the main contractor for the multi-million-pound redevelopment of Rosedale College in the London Borough of Hillingdon. Part of the DfE’s national School Rebuilding Programme, the project will replace the school’s 1960s buildings with modern facilities, including new…
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3 October
College staff to be balloted over pay and workloads
The University and College Union (UCU) will ballot about 10,000 staff at 68 colleges across England this month in a dispute over pay, workloads and national bargaining. The ballots will open on 13 October and close on 17 November. The move follows a recommendation from the Association of Colleges (AoC)…
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3 October
Fewer secondary heads stay in post than primary, data shows
Fewer than two-thirds of secondary head teachers remain in post after three years compared with almost four in five primary heads, according to new analysis of the school workforce in England. The Department for Education release, based on the School Workforce Census, provides updated figures on the retention of senior…
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3 October
Rise in SEND support pushes spending towards £21bn, IFS warns
The number of children in England receiving special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support has almost doubled in the past decade, with spending forecast to reach £21bn by 2029, according to a new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). According to the report, this growth is being driven…
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2 October
Text reminders to parents on pupil absences show only small impact
A national trial of text message reminders for parents about their child’s school absences found only a small reduction in missed days, according to an evaluation funded by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF). The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) developed the BITUP intervention, which targeted…
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2 October
UCU urges Teesside Uni to rethink job cuts
The University and College Union (UCU) has called on Teesside University to reconsider its plans to cut jobs as part of a restructure across four departments. The university announced this week that 39 principal lecturer posts will be axed in the International Business School, the School of Computing, Engineering and…
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1 October
Ofsted finds gaps in SEND preparation across teacher training
Ofsted has identified inconsistencies in how initial teacher education (ITE) providers prepare trainees to teach pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, following thematic monitoring visits in 2024/25. Inspectors found most providers integrate SEND across the curriculum, often drawing on Education Endowment Foundation research and government guidance. However, coverage is…
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1 October
Sarah Kilpatrick elected as deputy general secretary of NEU
Sarah Kilpatrick has been elected as deputy general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU). The election for deputy general secretary of the National Education Union closed yesterday (30 September) at noon, with Kilpatrick receiving 88% of votes. Kilpatrick has been an art teacher since 2006, a workplace representative for…
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