The Education Brief: Wednesday 22 October 2025 - Top stories include:
Grammar schools surged to the top of this year’s GCSE league tables with schools now ranked by Attainment 8.
In Parliament on Monday, the education secretary and her team answered MPs' questions.
A new report warns “hundreds of millions of pounds” are being wasted on teacher development.
The CST has called for Ofsted’s upcoming multi-academy trust inspections to be ungraded.
Artificial intelligence could soon help analyse lessons by new teachers under a pilot programme.
Deep Dive: Post-16 education and skills white paper
Round Up for Schools:
Secondary accountability measures (including Progress 8 and Attainment 8)
Focus on reading in secondary years to drive up standards
Key stage 4 performance 2025
Destinations of key stage 4 and 5 students: 2024
STA Assessment Update
Parents supported to navigate early years misinformation online
Buy musical instruments, equipment and technology
Estimating pupil numbers: how to complete your return for 2026 to 2027
HEP Updates:
Watching - https://events.hyve.group/today-is-world-mental-health-day-1
Listening - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002k4ln
Reading - https://jmarriott.substack.com/p/the-dawn-of-the-post-literate-society-aa1?r=1x9c3z
AI Tool - https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/a-personal-assistant-for-your-inbox
