The Education Brief: 5 April 2025

05/04/2025 11 min

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The Education Brief: Saturday 5 April 2025 - Top stories include:Ofsted is considering renaming the proposed ‘secure’ grade on its five-point school report cards.A new trial suggests AI could “revolutionise” how student writing is assessed.Bridget Phillipson has called for more male teachers to act as role models for boys.The cost of repairing England’s crumbling school estate will exceed £13.8 billion.This week’s deep dive: One City, Two WorldsWe’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!Watching - https://news.sky.com/story/the-system-just-doesnt-work-more-children-than-ever-are-not-in-school-report-finds-with-more-than-11-million-lost-days-13331143Listening - https://freshedpodcast.com/paglayan/Reading - https://epi.org.uk/publications-and-research/children-missing-from-education/AI Tool - https://aicoursecreator.eskilled.io/Music by Slo Pony