News
Stay up to date with the latest education news, covering policy changes, government announcements, funding updates, and key developments affecting schools, teachers, and students. From breaking stories on Ofsted reports and curriculum reforms to workforce challenges and assessment updates, our coverage keeps education professionals informed with timely, reliable reporting.
-
Jun- 2025 -13 June
SQA issues new guidance on AI use in assessments
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has issued new guidance on the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools in qualifications assessment for the 2025–26 academic year. The guidance states that learners may use GenAI when it does not undermine their ability to demonstrate the knowledge, understanding and skills required to…
Read More » -
12 June
‘Dramatic’ rise in undergrads taking paid work in term time
A growing number of students are working during term time, with 68% of full-time undergraduates now undertaking paid employment alongside their studies, according to new findings. The Student Academic Experience Survey (SAES) 2025, published today (12 June) by Advance HE and the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), shows a “dramatic”…
Read More » -
12 June
Reach South Academy Trust names Tom Leverage as CEO
Reach South Academy Trust has appointed Tom Leverage as its next chief executive, succeeding founding chief executive Dean Ashton. Leverage will take up the post in September 2025. He joins from Our Lady of the Magnificat Multi-Academy Trust, a group of 19 schools. Ashton has led Reach South since its…
Read More » -
12 June
DfE appoints Dame Christine Gilbert as next Ofsted chair
The Department for Education (DfE) has announced the appointment of Dame Christine Gilbert as the next chair of Ofsted yesterday (11 June). Gilbert, who is a former chief inspector and author of the Independent Learning Review for Ofsted, will take up the post on 1 September. She will replace Sir…
Read More » -
11 June
Newcastle University staff to rally amid ongoing strike action
University and College Union (UCU) members are today (11 June) set to hold a strike rally to protest against plans to cut hundreds of jobs at Newcastle University. The demonstration coincides with the 37th day of strike action by university staff, who are opposing management’s intention to begin compulsory redundancies…
Read More » -
11 June
DfE seeks new governors for NI grammar school boards
The Department of Education has launched a campaign to recruit school governors for voluntary grammar schools across Northern Ireland. It comes as most boards of governors are due to be reconstituted in 2025. Governors work alongside principals and staff to help manage schools, playing what the department describes as a…
Read More » -
10 June
New guidance advises teachers can use AI to save time on marking
New guidance advises that teachers can use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help speed up marking and produce correspondence with parents. New teaching materials distributed to schools advises that teachers can use technology to help “automate routine tasks” in order to provide greater focus on time with pupils. It comes as…
Read More » -
10 June
Tackling ethnic disparities key to hitting recruitment goals, NFER finds
Tackling ethnic disparities in teacher recruitment and retention could “significantly” help the government meet its pledge to recruit and retain 6,500 teachers, new research has found. A report by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), funded by Mission 44, suggests that changes in recruitment and retention could yield up…
Read More » -
10 June
Schools lost 4,000 PE hours in past year, Youth Sport Trust finds
Schools across the UK have lost 4,000 PE hours in the last year, according to the Youth Sport Trust’s latest PE and School Sport Report, while maths and English teaching hours have increased by 13% and 10% respectively. Since the 2012 London Olympics, the report revealed that some 45,000 PE…
Read More » -
9 June
GORSE deputy principal appointed head of secondary of NAS Abu Dhabi
Nord Anglia International School Abu Dhabi has appointed deputy executive principal of The GORSE Academies Trust, Adam Ryder as its founding head of secondary. Ryder joins the international school from the UK, where he brings a wealth of experience from his career in secondary education having served as a school…
Read More »
