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Check out our latest Weekly Round-Up! A look back at last week's main education news and policy stories and a peek forward at what's coming up in the next seven days buff.ly/gxPfbmQ #ednews #edpolicy #ukedchat
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In case you missed it: Steve Besley's Education Eye detailing the policies and stories happening in UK education (week ending 23 October 2026) buff.ly/saaIYDl #edpolicy #sltchat
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Girls become more anxious than boys about maths during secondary | Schools Week schoolsweek.co.uk/girls-beco…

Girls become more anxious than boys about maths at secondary

Major study to follow pupils' maths education through their time at school

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South Devon College principal Laurence Frewin to retire in 2027 | FE Week feweek.co.uk/south-devon-col…

South Devon College principal Laurence Frewin to retire in 2027

Frewin will step down after 17 years at the college

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Check out our latest Weekly Round-Up! A look back at the main education news and policy stories appearing this week and a peek forward at what's coming up in the next seven days buff.ly/gxPfbmQ #ednews #edpolicy #ukedchat
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Steve Besley's Education Eye: detailing the policies and stories happening in UK education (week ending 23 October 2026) buff.ly/saaIYDl #edpolicy #sltchat
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Check out our latest Weekly Round-Up! A look back at the main education news and policy stories appearing this week and a peek forward at what's coming up in the next seven days buff.ly/gxPfbmQ #ednews #edpolicy #ukedchat
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An unexpected journey into teaching: Finding purpose in education | Chartered College of Teaching chartered.college/news-blogs…

An unexpected journey into teaching: Finding purpose in education - Chartered College of Teaching

Jeni explores her journey into teaching and reflects on events from along the way

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Adult education is an investment, not a cost, that has far reaching benefits for society | ETF etfoundation.co.uk/communiti…

Adult education is an investment, not a cost, that has far reaching benefits for society

Mark Hyde reflects on the APPG’s adult education inquiry report, which found that 56% of providers who gave evidence regularly turn adults away. He argues that adult education is an investment with...

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The Budget must back the skills Britain needs to grow | AELP aelp.org.uk/news/the-budget-…

The Budget must back the skills Britain needs to grow

Next week’s Budget will reveal whether the Government is prepared to invest in the skills needed to deliver its growth ambitions. New homes need construction workers. Clean energy needs engineers and...

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Women who changed science missing from GCSE and A-level courses - new study | The Conversation theconversation.com/women-wh…

Women who changed science missing from GCSE and A-level courses – new study

Despite social, economic and institutional barriers limiting women’s formal participation in science, they made numerous key breakthroughs.

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Young people need more than qualifications to prepare them for work | The Conversation theconversation.com/young-pe…

Young people need more than qualifications to prepare them for work

As more young people become detached from education and employment, schools must look beyond academic results to the skills that connect us.

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Lucy Powell repeatedly refuses to back embattled Ofsted boss | The Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…

Lucy Powell repeatedly refuses to back embattled Ofsted boss

Education Secretary states ‘confidence’ in inspectorate but ducks support for Sir Martyn Oliver, who is under fire over colour-coded system

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Ex-Ofsted chief: I'm shocked by the threat to Jewish pupils | The Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…

Ex-Ofsted chief: I’m shocked by the threat to Jewish pupils

Following his report on anti-Semitism in British schools, Sir David Bell warns of racist abuse and ideological bias infiltrating classrooms

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Teachers may get a four-day week... and a pay rise too | Daily Mail dailymail.com/news/article-1…

Teachers may get a four-day week... and a pay rise too

The Education Secretary, Lucy Powell, has received recommendations from an independent body advising ministers how to make the full-time teaching requirements of 195 days per year more lenient.

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Teachers could be allowed to work four-day weeks | The Times thetimes.com/uk/education/ar…

Teachers could be allowed to work four-day weeks

A review will examine compressing contracted hours into fewer days, while salary caps could also be removed to retain experienced school staff

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Steve Besley's Education Eye: detailing the policies and stories happening in UK education (week ending 23 October 2026) buff.ly/saaIYDl #edpolicy #sltchat
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How to earn a good salary and stay off benefits: The new classroom plan for 14-year-olds | The i Paper inews.co.uk/news/new-plans-1…

How to earn a good salary and stay off benefits: The new classroom plan for 14-year-olds

Leaked proposals that are still being worked on suggest pupils could map out their career plans in school

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Why can't Scotland's exam board answer a simple yes or no question? | Herald Scotland heraldscotland.com/opinion/2…

Why can’t Scotland’s exam board answer a simple yes or no question about exams?

In the wake of this year's exams, history teachers in Scotland said the exam board changed the marking rules after pupils had left the exam hall - we stepped in to explore.

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Marra calls for regional control as apprenticeships plunge | Morning Star morningstaronline.co.uk/arti…

Marra calls for regional control as apprenticeships plunge

SCOTTISH Labour leader Michael Marra has called for more regional control over training after apprenticeships plummeted by a third in a decade.Mr Marra made the call ahead of a visit to Babcock’s...

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