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Listen "The Education Brief: 14 October 2023"
Episode Synopsis
The Education Brief: Saturday 14 October 2023 - Top stories include:
Education unions demand £370 million in per-pupil funding after a mistake in calculations for the national funding formula.
The Commons Education Select Committee is set to investigate the value of single-word Ofsted judgements.
The results for last year’s key stage 1 tests have been published, showing slight improvement over the previous year, but remaining below pre-pandemic levels.
Martyn Oliver was officially confirmed by the Privy Council as the next Ofsted chief inspector.
This week’s deep dive:
The 2023 Labour and Conservative Party conferences and what they mean for education
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching
Listening
Reading
Music by Slo Pony
Education unions demand £370 million in per-pupil funding after a mistake in calculations for the national funding formula.
The Commons Education Select Committee is set to investigate the value of single-word Ofsted judgements.
The results for last year’s key stage 1 tests have been published, showing slight improvement over the previous year, but remaining below pre-pandemic levels.
Martyn Oliver was officially confirmed by the Privy Council as the next Ofsted chief inspector.
This week’s deep dive:
The 2023 Labour and Conservative Party conferences and what they mean for education
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching
Listening
Reading
Music by Slo Pony
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