The Education Brief: 28 September 2024

28/09/2024 14 min

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Episode Synopsis

The Education Brief: Saturday 28 September 2024 - Top stories include:

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson delivered her first speech at the Labour Party Conference this week.

Phillipson announced plans to open the first 300 school-based nurseries by next September, as part of a £15 million capital scheme.

Ofsted is launching the Ofsted Academy later this term by publishing inspector training materials.

The Birmingham Roman Catholic Archdiocese plans to merge 236 schools into five mega MATs.


This week’s deep dive: 

The Labour Party and Multi-Academy Trusts


We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://bit.ly/3AYxhqp
Listening - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/94-how-to-fix-education/id1703785141?i=1000669989373
Reading - https://schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-can-the-sector-now-breathe-a-sigh-of-relief/
AI Tool - https://www.briskteaching.com/

Music by Slo Pony