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Ofsted won’t inspect schools on the DfE’s RAAC list this term. Unless it has ‘concerns’, Ofsted will avoid inspecting affected schools, and has updated its deferrals guidance for schools who are impacted, but not on the list. [Schools Week]. 

Support from GovernorHub Knowledge:  If your school has been affected, take a look at our FAQs on RAAC and school disruption.

Nearly half of schools could face industrial action from next week. Staff at around 10,000 schools are set to take part in planned action short of strikes, according to the NASUWT. [Tes Magazine- registration required]. 

Support from GovernorHub Knowledge: Get answers to your questions about industrial action with our FAQs.

Only half of the required number of trainee secondary teachers recruited. Government recruitment targets have only been met in history, PE and classics.  [The Guardian]. 

Support from GovernorHub Knowledge:  Understand how to hold your school leaders to account on what teachers teach and pupils learn with our article about monitoring ‘quality of education’.

This week’s headlines

 Schools Week

• RAAC questionnaire: trust leaders 'assured' they won't be named publicly
• 'Reasonable' RAAC revenue costs will be funded, says DfE
• Faults (and leaks) force 2 emergency school closures a day
• Primary school disadvantage gap narrows

Tes Magazine - registration required

• School leaders warn over asbestos and unsafe cladding
• ’Disappointing’ that schools still waiting on pay rise guidance
• MPs back Sir Martyn Oliver to be Ofsted's next chief inspector
• Members of the GMB union set to vote on strike action
• National expert in safeguarding to be recruited by DfE 

BBC News

• Self-harm among pupils a rising concern according to National Governance Association 

The Guardian 

• Rishi Sunak still considering plan to ban children from changing gender identity
• Single-use vapes set to be banned in UK over child addiction fears
• Disadvantaged children in England almost 4 times more likely to be suspended than their peers
• Transgender guidance urgently needed says Children’s Commissioner

The Telegraph - registration required

• Northern schools receiving less funding than those in London, new report reveals

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