The Education Brief: 1 February 2025

The Education Brief: Saturday 1 February 2025 - Top stories include: Schools are becoming a vital safety net for struggling families. Exam board Pearson has been fined £250,000 pounds after it breached confidentiality rules. Whistleblowers have slammed Ofsted’s planned report cards as “rushed and botched.” Per-pupil school funding will rise by 1.2 per cent after inflation, which won’t keep up with costs. This week’s deep dive:  Preparing for Breakfast Clubs 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.bbc.co.uk/teach/articles/zpph9ty Listening - https://open.spotify.com/episode/2kWB7NJD4QvOwAbNsByHly Reading - https://snacks.pepsmccrea.com/p/assume-the-worst AI Tool - https://labs.thenational.academy/ Music by Slo Pony