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Listen "The Education Brief: 17 July 2023"
Episode Synopsis
Keeping you up to date with what is happening in education.
Top stories include:
Members of the NASUWT teaching union in England have voted in favour of industrial action
The proportion of key stage 2 pupils reaching the expected standard in all three areas of reading, writing and maths is unchanged from last year, showing no recovery to pre-Covid levels.
The government has accepted a recommendation of a 6.5% oat ruse for teachers, but will only provide extra funding for 3%.
Fewer than one in five governors believe their school or trust will be financially sustainable in the medium to long term, and almost one in ten will have to set deficit budgets or seek government loans to balance income and spending.
This week’s deep dive:
The academic year in review
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
Purchase your Professional Learning Programme for 23/24 here
Top stories include:
Members of the NASUWT teaching union in England have voted in favour of industrial action
The proportion of key stage 2 pupils reaching the expected standard in all three areas of reading, writing and maths is unchanged from last year, showing no recovery to pre-Covid levels.
The government has accepted a recommendation of a 6.5% oat ruse for teachers, but will only provide extra funding for 3%.
Fewer than one in five governors believe their school or trust will be financially sustainable in the medium to long term, and almost one in ten will have to set deficit budgets or seek government loans to balance income and spending.
This week’s deep dive:
The academic year in review
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
Purchase your Professional Learning Programme for 23/24 here
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