The Education Brief: 5 October 2024

05/10/2024 13 min

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Episode Synopsis

The Education Brief: Saturday 5 October 2024 - Top stories include:

Ofsted has revealed plans to assess schools on inclusion in upcoming inspections.

The government has released key dates for primary assessments.

A new "high level research commission" has been established to examine pupil engagement and its impact on school attendance, amid rising absence rates.

Bridget Phillipson has committed to reducing funding for Oak National Academy.


This week’s deep dive: 

Towards an Effective and Financially Sustainable SEND System


We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egdNUGnDjSc
Listening - https://evidenceintoaction.podbean.com/e/ep-24-implementation-in-schools/
Reading - https://www.penguin.co.uk/lit-in-colour-pioneers-pilot
AI Tool - https://www.youtube.com/live/HIfaMx07RaE

Music by Slo Pony

Link to Isos report