The Brief: 31 October 2022

31/10/2022 9 min

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Episode Synopsis

Monday 31st October, 2022 - Top stories include:

Old faces are returning as education ministers under new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
A TES investigation revealed the dire recruitment situation in schools.
Due to rising costs, most schools are being forced to cut staff, increase class sizes, and forgo building repairs in the coming years.
New Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance warns schools not to penalise or exclude pupils for wearing their hair in natural afro styles, braids, cornrows, or plaits.

This week’s deep dive:

Horizons Charity launch event

We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unq5571cDyU
Listening - https://freshedpodcast.com/flux-yu/
Reading - https://www.sec-ed.co.uk/best-practice/adaptive-teaching-explained-what-why-and-how-pedagogy-classroom-teachers-curriculum-differentiation-teachers-standards-pisa/#:~:text=Specifically%2C%20adaptive%20teaching%20requires%20teachers,how%20best%20to%20overcome%20these.