The Education Brief: KS2 SATs Are Coming, Along with Media Literacy
About this episode
This episode discusses key education updates including KS2 SATs, Ofsted ratings, and teacher workload issues.
The Education Brief: Wednesday 25 March 2026 - Top stories include: Schools serving disadvantaged communities are being marked down more often by Ofsted. More than 330 primary schools have now been funded to open new nurseries as part of the school-based nursery programme, which from May will be led by local authorities. Suspensions and exclusions have fallen overall this year, but rates are rising in Years 1 to 4. Nearly one in five teachers say the volume of parent contact expected of them is unmanageable. HEP Updates: Book your ticket to the Haringey Racial Equity Conference: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/haringey-racial-equity-conference-2026-tickets-1982524828129?aff=oddtdtcreator Find and book more CPD sessions at https://hepbookinghub.co.uk/ Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TxUO45iGFA Listening - https://www.insideyoured.com/ Reading - https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/secondary/will-inclusion-bases-just-become-exclusion-rooms AI Tool - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2026/03/09/copilot-cowork-a-new-way-of-getting-work-done/ Music by Slo Pony
Topics covered
- KS2 SATs
- Media Literacy
- Education Policy
- Teacher Workload
- School Funding
- Racial Equity
Keywords
- KS2 SATs
- Ofsted
- teacher workload
- school funding
- media literacy
- Haringey
- racial equity
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