The National School Governors’ Awareness Day 2026 takes place on Thursday, 12 February 2026. Judidium Education is hosting a day-long programme bringing together leading experts and experienced governors and trustees to explore key topics that shape effective governance today. You can register for selected topics - or all of them. Registration links are here.
Author: Bruce Levitan
450,000 disadvantaged pupils could benefit from AI tutoring tools
The Department for Education has annunced that safe AI tutoring tools co-created with teachers are to be available to secondary schools by the end of 2027, helping to close the attainment gap. Trials of the AI tutoring tools will begin later this year with children in secondary schools across the country, drawing on first-hand experience … Continue reading 450,000 disadvantaged pupils could benefit from AI tutoring tools
The case for governance
This new report from the NGA sets out a clear and compelling case for governance as a foundational pillar of a sustainable, resilient and high-performing education system. At its best, governance provides strategic leadership, local accountability and continuous oversight that no other part of the system can replicate. At a time of growing complexity, financial … Continue reading The case for governance
Children not always recognised as domestic abuse victims in their own right
This press release from multiple government agencies (Ofsted, Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services and HM Inspectorate of Probation) warns that children who are affected by domestic abuse are not being consistently recognised as victims despite this being set out in law. It includes a link to the newlay … Continue reading Children not always recognised as domestic abuse victims in their own right
KCSIE Webinar Series
Although these recordings of webinars are from 2023 they are still very relevant and useful. From Department for Education subject experts, they cover Low Level Concerns, Single Central Record, Sexting/Online Harms and Safeguarding Partners. They are available here.
Mobile phones in schools
New guidance from the Department for Education covers how to implement a policy that prohibits the use of mobile phones throughout the school day. The guidance can be downloaded from their website, here.
Parent guide to school complaints
In response to rising complaints by parents and carers, Parentkind has puiblished a guide that aims to help parents and carers deal with issues before they become complaints, and to understand the difference between rasing issues and making (formal) complaints. The guidance is available here, on their website,
Generative AI: product safety standards
The Department for Education has published updated guidelines for AI that developers and suppliers should incorporate for educational products. The guidelines are available on their website, here.
£200 million SEND teacher training programme
Acting on the feedback from parents shared through the national conversation on SEND, the government is making sure that children in every classroom will benefit from brilliant teachers trained in supporting a wide range of needs. So the Department of Education announced, on January 16th, new SEND courses available to all teaching staff to deepen … Continue reading £200 million SEND teacher training programme
Use of reasonable force in schools
The government guidance about the use of physical restraint in schools has been updated and comes into force from April this year.You can download both the current and new guidance documents from the Department of Educatiobn website, here.
Government modernises exam records with new app: GCSE results online
The Department for Education today annouced that Year 11 students across England will be able to view their GCSE results on their phones for the first time from this summer. You can read the full press release here.
Generation AI: fears of ‘social divide’ unless all children learn computing skills
This is the title of a Guardian article by Robert Booth, UK technology editor, published on 5th January. It explores the danger of \ splitb developing between those who are AI literate and those who are not. It quotes Philip Colligan, the chief executive of the digital education charity the Raspberry Pi Foundation, who warns … Continue reading Generation AI: fears of ‘social divide’ unless all children learn computing skills
RISE attendance and behaviour hubs programme
New guidance for school leaders on the RISE (regional improvement for standards and excellence) attendance and behaviour hubs programme, its benefits and support, and how to join, has been published by the Department for Education (DfE). You can read about it and sign up on their website, here.
NGA publishes policy paper on SEND
Findings from NGA’s annual governance survey reveal an education system under growing strain. Supporting pupils with SEND has seen the steepest rise as the top challenge for governing boards across England (cited by 63% of respondents) and is accompanied by sharp increases in SEND-related pressures such as difficulties accessing funding and securing education, health and … Continue reading NGA publishes policy paper on SEND
Ofsted annual report 2024/25: education, children’s services and skills
According to Ofsted’s Annual Report 19% more children are missing education entirely compared to 2024. It notes that "The gap between disadvantaged children and their peers starts early and widens through education phases. Exacerbating this, disadvantaged children too often miss school and are unable to recover lost learning, ending up in alternative provision or out … Continue reading Ofsted annual report 2024/25: education, children’s services and skills
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