Monday 5th September - Top stories include:

• 29 Local Authorities have applied to launch their own MATs via the ‘test and learn’ pilot programme.
• Oak National Academy, the government arms-length curriculum body, is finally scheduled to launch, but with a drastically reduced curriculum.
• SchoolsWeek has compiled a list of key trends for the 2022 GCSE results.

This week’s deep dive:

• Reports on Assessment Reform from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and the Institute for Government
• https://institute.global/sites/default/files/articles/Ending-the-Big-Squeeze-on-Skills-How-to-Futureproof-Education-in-England.pdf
• https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/The-exam-question.pdf

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.youtube.com/watch?v=uPHDJI17sH4

Listening - https://www.ollielovell.com/errr/lynstone/

Reading - https://soundcloud.com/penguin-audio/how-the-other-half-learns-by