ISC Daily News Summary

A new report has warned the cost of living crisis may drive school teaching assistants into better-paid jobs in supermarkets and other workplaces. By Alexandra Topping, The Guardian.

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics suggests parents of school-aged children are being hit hardest by the cost of living crisis, with almost half cutting back on food and essentials. By Gabriella Swerling, The Telegraph.

The Confederation of School Trusts has written to the Government calling for energy grants for schools, warning some trusts face increases "surpassing 500 per cent". By Freddie Whittaker, Schools Week.

Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), has warned that schools forced to make cuts this autumn amid funding pressures will "need to explain to parents what impact this will have". By Callum Mason, Tes.

Kelly Tolhurst, a former housing minister who is MP for Rochester and Strood, has been appointed as an education minister under new prime minister Liz Truss. By John Dickens, Schools Week.

The Times reports 68 per cent of the new prime minister's cabinet were educated at independent schools. By Nicola Woolcock.

An article in iNews explores five key issues Kit Malthouse faces as he takes on the role of education secretary, as experts warn he has "a very short amount of time" left to address these issues before the next general election. By Poppy Wood.

Sam Freedman, a former senior policy adviser at the Department for Education and a senior fellow at the Institute of Government, questions whether the education sector should be "concerned about the PM's priorities" following the order of Liz Truss's cabinet announcements. Tes.

Charlotte Lytton writes in The Telegraph about the value of BTECs. The article quotes Judith Fremont-Barnes, head of Milton Abbey, who says BTECs are a byword for "studying subjects in a non-traditional way", adding that they provide many of her school's learners with "exactly what they need in order to be able to shine".

The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) has apologised to schools affected by missing papers and delays to Key Stage 2 SATs results this year. By Matilda Martin, Tes.

James Bowen, director of policy at the NAHT, has said a rise in Key Stage 2 pupils working below the threshold for sitting SATs is "further evidence" of the Government's "failure to fund a proper recovery plan". By Matilda Martin, Tes.

Speaking to Independent School Management Plus, Dr Martin Stephen, an author, education commentator and former independent school head, talks about a new start-up project that intends to set up a group of affordable independent day schools. By Irena Barker.