The Education Brief: Wednesday 1 October 2025 - Top stories include:
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged a library in every English primary school by 2029.
Ofsted insists it can fund as many monitoring inspections its new ‘report card’ system will trigger.
Teacher recruitment applications for training are up 10 per cent, but secondary recruitment will still fall 15 per cent short of target.
An independent review has urged Oak to drop its “National Academy” label.
The government plans to expand free breakfast clubs to 2,000 more primary schools from 2026.
Round Up for Schools:
HEP Updates:
Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF3mg4sMdkU
Listening - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002jgm7
Reading - https://www.faireducation.org.uk/report-card-2025
AI Tool - https://uk.bettshow.com/ai-in-education
