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Episode Synopsis
The Education Brief: Saturday 7 December 2024 - Top stories include:
The government missed its teacher recruitment targets, with the worst shortfall on record.
The government has announced £740 million to create more SEND places in mainstream schools.
Plans to introduce on-screen GCSE exams by 2025 and 2026 have been delayed.
Ofsted’s annual report highlights rising concerns over “flexi-schooling” and disjointed education patterns.
This week’s deep dive:
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
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.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0025f8b/the-one-show-29112024
Listening - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-makes-an-excellent-primary-curriculum/id1651691834?i=1000677669744
Reading - https://epi.org.uk/publications-and-research/networks-of-headteachers-and-schools/
AI Tool - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AI-in-Ed-SEND-Hackathon-Report-Guidance.pdf
Music by Slo Pony
The government missed its teacher recruitment targets, with the worst shortfall on record.
The government has announced £740 million to create more SEND places in mainstream schools.
Plans to introduce on-screen GCSE exams by 2025 and 2026 have been delayed.
Ofsted’s annual report highlights rising concerns over “flexi-schooling” and disjointed education patterns.
This week’s deep dive:
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
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.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0025f8b/the-one-show-29112024
Listening - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-makes-an-excellent-primary-curriculum/id1651691834?i=1000677669744
Reading - https://epi.org.uk/publications-and-research/networks-of-headteachers-and-schools/
AI Tool - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AI-in-Ed-SEND-Hackathon-Report-Guidance.pdf
Music by Slo Pony
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