- Cost of living crisis: Government confirms plan to help schools with energy costs
- Baroness Barran reappointed at DfE
- Secondary school teachers in England 'more likely to leave the profession than Welsh counterparts'
- Research points to a lack of climate change education in British schools
- Caution urged when measuring reading ability
- Oxford University's Oriental Institute renamed following review
Cost of living crisis: Government confirms plan to help schools with energy costs
Top storySchool leaders have welcomed ministers' plans to reduce energy rates to a “government-supported price”, roughly equal to a saving of £4,000 for a school paying £10,000 a month for energy. By Freddie Whittaker, Schools Week.
Writing for Independent School Management Plus, Chris King, chief executive of the Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS), talks about the 'perfect storm' facing the independent sector, with issues including the energy crisis and rising inflation. Mr King considers the possible impact of increasing financial pressure and what schools can do to try and mitigate the effect.
James Moore, The Independent's chief business commentator, writes in the paper about the effect of the cost of living crisis on the families of children with special educational needs and disabilities.
Wales' education minister has said that funding has been extended so those children who qualify for free school meals will also be eligible during school holidays. BBC News.
A survey by Save the Student has found university students' wellbeing is being impacted by the financial strain of the cost of living crisis, with BBC News revealing many are suffering mental health problems as a result. By Kevin Peachey.
Baroness Barran reappointed at DfE
General educationBaroness Barran has been reappointed at the Department for Education (DfE) as part of Liz Truss's first reshuffle. It is unclear as yet whether her role and portfolio as academies minister will change. By Freddie Whittaker, Schools Week.
Secondary school teachers in England 'more likely to leave the profession than Welsh counterparts'
Teaching and learningSecondary school teachers in England are more likely to leave the profession than their counterparts in Wales, according to a report by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER). This is in contrast to primary school teachers, for whom the opposite is true. Schools Week takes a closer look at NFER's findings. By Freddie Whittaker.
Research points to a lack of climate change education in British schools
General educationAccording to research from The Royal Meteorological Society in partnership with Ipsos, only around half of 15 and 16-year-olds in their final academic year said they were taught about climate change during the last year. The Independent reports that student campaigners want there to be compulsory lessons on the impact of climate change. By Samuel Webb.
Caution urged when measuring reading ability
Teaching and learningMegan Dixon, a doctoral student and associate lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, writes in Tes warning that measuring pupils' reading ability against the ‘readability’ of texts is an easy way to measure progress, but only provides limited insight.
Oxford University's Oriental Institute renamed following review
Higher educationAn 18-month review has ruled the name of the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Oxford University was "outdated", leading to it being renamed the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. By Louise Clarence-Smith, The Telegraph.