The Education Brief: 30 September 2023

The Education Brief: Saturday 30 September 2023 - Top stories include: Ofsted’s national director of education Chris Russell will retire at the end of this year. Ofqual’s chief regulator Dr Jo Saxton will take a new role as chief executive of UCAS. The government and a youth charity will spend £5.8 million on four projects to examine whether contested trauma-informed practice helps keep children safe. Eight education unions want the government to invest £4.4 billion annually in school buildings. This week’s deep dive:  Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils - report from the parliamentary education committee We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching Listening Reading  Music by Slo Pony