Teacher

To encourage more teachers to take up the profession, the government will slash postgraduate teaching apprenticeships (PGTA) courses from twelve months to nine which will align them with the school year.

ISE’s annual Student Development survey found around half of employers are concerned that graduates (48%) and school and college leavers (52%) who use AI in the selection process misrepresent their abilities.

School estate

A survey conducted by Baxi found that although enthusiasm for net zero and support for low carbon heating systems in schools is high, barriers to implementation persist.

Two in three independent schools find achieving high-quality meals to be a top catering challenge, according to a report by apetito and the Independent School Association (ISA).

Exam hall

Exam certificates are to be modernised and made digital from this summer onwards, as announced by the government.

NHS teams have been offering support to pupils in almost 600 hundred colleges and sixth form centres struggling with their mental health around exam season.

The government has announced £8.2m to get more girls studying advanced maths, as well as improve teaching of the subject, so that more girls can progress into AI related careers.

The Education Secretary has appointed Sir David Holmes as the new Chair of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.

Angi Gibson, who takes over as the NAHT’s president from September, will demand action for children in the face of a crisis in education, at the union's annual conference in Harrogate.

A second Ofqual consultation follows collaborative work over the last 18 months to ensure the new qualification will be high quality.

The Ofqual Strategy 2025 to 2028 sets out the organisation’s approach as a guardian of the qualifications system, driving economic growth and protecting the value of qualifications that students take.

Despite the government's pledge, secondary schools and further education colleges face a challenge in securing enough teachers to support growing student numbers.

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