The Brief: 5 September 2022

Monday 5th September - Top stories include: 29 Local Authorities have applied to launch their own MATs via the ‘test and learn’ pilot programme. Oak National Academy, the government arms-length curriculum body, is finally scheduled to launch, but with a drastically reduced curriculum. SchoolsWeek has compiled a list of key trends for the 2022 GCSE results. This week’s deep dive: Reports on Assessment Reform from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and the Institute for Government https://institute.global/sites/default/files/articles/Ending-the-Big-Squeeze-on-Skills-How-to-Futureproof-Education-in-England.pdf https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/The-exam-question.pdf We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPHDJI17sH4 Listening - https://www.ollielovell.com/errr/lynstone/ Reading - https://soundcloud.com/penguin-audio/how-the-other-half-learns-by