Schools Week

24/12/2025

⭐️ From everyone at EducationScape and Schools Week, we wish you all a very happy festive break. ⭐️

24/12/2025

(Sponsored) ASDAN has launched Equitas, a digital home for its refreshed Short Courses, with subjects ranging from Environmental to Expressive Arts! Students can upload evidence, reflect on core skills and build a portfolio that travels with them into work, college and training.

👀 Explore the full story in Schools Week to see how Equitas supports personalised learning and teacher workload: https://schoolsweek.co.uk/equitas-asdans-new-digital-platform-putting-skills-at-the-heart-of-learning/

22/12/2025

Ofsted has enacted a 'contingency plan' to help inspectors record notes when inspections resume in January, after more 'technical problems' with its electronic evidence-gathering system

Inspectors adjusting to new framework will have to follow 'alternative processes' in January

22/12/2025

📰 Schools news: The weekly round-up

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19/12/2025

The government has released final new guidance on the use reasonable force in schools, but has not committed to creating national training standards despite 'strong calls' for it

The DfE has issued new guidance on the use reasonable force in schools, but has not committed to creating national training standards despite 'strong calls'

18/12/2025

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👉 Read the full article: https://schoolsweek.co.uk/bett-uk-2026-learning-without-limits/

18/12/2025

'The gap between student and teacher perceptions of stressors is important. A lack of awareness causes frustration and miscommunication on both sides, making young people less likely to seek support and adults feel less confident giving it'

https://schoolsweek.co.uk/beyond-the-scroll-5-ways-to-support-young-people-with-social-media/

17/12/2025

✈️ School pupils and staff are set to be eligible for trips to Europe after ministers agreed terms with the EU to rejoin the Erasmus+ study abroad scheme

Schools set to be eligible for European trips for pupils and staff through the £570m exchange programme

17/12/2025

'Those who spread lies and seek division often choose to ignore this and instead declare our great country as 'broken'. To 'fix' a country, surely we must come together, build bridges, and inspire positive change in our communities'

https://schoolsweek.co.uk/teachers-need-support-to-defend-diversity-from-far-right-attacks/

17/12/2025

'At the heart of this policy sits a fundamental assumption: that inclusion can be delivered primarily through physical space. That assumption runs through the detail, and it is where the problems begin'

https://schoolsweek.co.uk/you-cant-build-inclusion-on-calming-spaces-alone/

17/12/2025

(Sponsored) ASDAN’s new digital platform, Equitas, puts learner agency and practical skills at the centre of education. From visual progress maps to flexible offline options, it’s designed to help every learner show what they can do – not just what they’ve been tested on.

👉 Read our latest Schools Week feature to discover how Equitas is transforming skills-based learning: https://schoolsweek.co.uk/equitas-asdans-new-digital-platform-putting-skills-at-the-heart-of-learning/

16/12/2025

Experts say the government risks 'meeting the target but missing the point' on its 6,500 teacher pledge, if quality and placement of teachers is not considered along with quantity

Experts have told ministers the government's 6,500 teacher pledge must take quality into account