The Education Brief: 29 June 2024

29/06/2024 12 min

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Episode Synopsis

The Education Brief: Saturday 29 June 2024 - Top stories include:

TES has published an overview of the three main political parties’ education policies.

The 2014 computing curriculum overhaul has led to 50% fewer girls taking the subject.

Seven subject associations say the use of non-specialist teachers is now "endemic".

Rural schools face the threat of extinction unless urgent action is taken, warns MAT leader.


This week’s deep dive: 

HEP Headteacher Conference 2024


We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://youtu.be/zfUOmDlvTtM
Listening - https://www.ollielovell.com/gregashman/
Reading - https://www.commonsensemedia.org/kids-action/articles/media-literacy-education-works
AI Tool - https://goblin.tools/

Music by Slo Pony