The Brief: 28 March 2022

Monday 28 March - Top stories include: Over one in five secondary schools in England are now full or over capacity. Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi has pledged £150 million for every school in England to gain access to high-speed internet by 2025. The DfE unveiled its first set of digital and technology standards for schools. Chancellor Rishi Sunak leaves schools out of funding plans as poverty and living costs hit record levels. This week’s deep dive: 30 Years of Ofsted - how Ofsted has changed over the years and what the data shows us. We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - FFT Education Datalab Virtual Research Conference Listening - An Ethic of Excellence in Action with Tracey Adams and Sonia Thomson Reading - The Miseducation of Maria Montessori Content links: https://ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2022/03/30-years-of-ofsted/ https://educationinspection.blog.gov.uk/2018/06/22/deprivation-ethnicity-and-school-inspection-judgements/