The Education Brief: 25 January 2025

The Education Brief: Saturday 25 January 2025 - Top stories include: Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson unveiled a series of measures at BETT to integrate AI and technology into schools. New data reveals a 220 per cent rise in suspensions for racist abuse in primary schools. The government has appointed two expert panels to advise on making mainstream schools more inclusive and reforming the SEND system. Nearly two-thirds of primary headteachers doubt the free breakfast club scheme will improve school attendance. This week’s deep dive:  BETT UK 2025 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/z97swsg Listening - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0lFWjH9gs2QSOlYr9wmwE9 Reading - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.co.uk/building-stronger-schools-through-leadership-hep-senior-leaders-conference-2024/ AI Tool - https://openai.com/o1/ Music by Slo Pony