The Education Brief: 15 February 2025

15/02/2025 11 min

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The Education Brief: Saturday 15 February 2025 - Top stories include: Ofsted reports marks down for behaviour have halved since Covid, but teachers disagree. Teach First has announced James Toop as its new CEO. 60% of academy trust CEOs say new reforms would have no impact on their schools. Government minutes reveal a heated exchange between Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh.This week’s deep dive:  Haringey Governor Conference 2025We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!Watching - https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/live-lessons/articles/zm9vwsgListening - https://www.ted.com/talks/rethinking_with_adam_grant_sam_altman_on_the_future_of_ai_and_humanityReading - https://schoolsweek.co.uk/its-time-to-finally-put-re-in-the-national-curriculum-where-it-belongs/AI Tool - https://klingai.com/Music by Slo Pony