The Education Brief: 12 October 2024

The Education Brief: Saturday 12 October 2024 - Top stories include: 80 per cent of Year 1 pupils met the government's "expected standard" in phonics. The DfE has relaunched a £7 million programme to combat antisemitism in schools. Government cost-saving measures and delays have affected several key education initiatives. A longer school day has been shown to provide a “small yet positive” boost to pupil attainment. This week’s deep dive:  The Report of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - https://researchschool.org.uk/clips-from-the-classroom Listening - https://www.ollielovell.com/ronberger/ Reading - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.co.uk/why-a-knowledge-rich-curriculum/ AI Tool - https://www.khanmigo.ai/ Music by Slo Pony https://oracyeducationcommission.co.uk/about-the-commission/