The Education Brief: 30 November 2024

30/11/2024 12 min

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Episode Synopsis

The Education Brief: Saturday 30 November 2024 - Top stories include:

Rising costs in schools are set to outpace the government’s latest funding boost.

Suspensions in England's schools have soared to a record high, with rates jumping 40% last year.

New data reveals a widening disadvantage gap among reception pupils.

New EPI research reveals that 3,500 schools in England are "isolated" from leadership networks.


This week’s deep dive: 

Ofsted Report Cards: What we know so far


We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://nationalcollege.com/webinars/cost-effectiveness-best-evidence-in-brief-with-the-crre-at-johns-hopkins-university
Listening - https://radiolab.org/podcast/the-ecstasy-of-an-open-brain
Reading - https://eedi.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-copying-things-down
AI Tool - https://www.d-id.com/creative-reality-studio/

Music by Slo Pony