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Haringey Education Partnership

HEP Talks is the voice of Haringey Education Partnership. Join us for weekly briefs about the latest relevant education news, roundtable discussions with our schools, and interviews with top voices in education. Follow along on socials @HaringeyEduc

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    The Education Brief: Insights on How Students Use Devices and Watch Video

    The Education Brief: Wednesday 20 May 2026 - Top stories include: Every mainstream state school has now become an academy in one English council area. The King confirmed that SEND reform will be taken forward through a new Education for All Bill. Schools warn that proposed changes to KCSIE 2026 are too much, too quickly. Bridget Phillipson has launched a new international SEND alliance. Most schools are meeting Ofsted’s expectations on inclusion - but are they missing something? HEP Updates: Donate to the Horizons 100k in May fundraiser: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/horizons-100km-in-may-2026 Find and book more CPD sessions at https://hepbookinghub.co.uk/ Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyipGKTj-vI&t=129s&pp=ygUebWluZCB0aGUgZ2FwIHdpdGggdG9tIGFuZCBlbW1h  Listening - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/whats-changed-in-education-and-whats-still-to-come/id1714972358?i=1000767827776   Reading - https://www.educationnext.org/rediscovering-knowledge-as-the-key-to-reading/   AI Tool - https://aieducator.tools/ ⁠ Music by Slo Pony⁠

    14 min

  2. 13 MAY

    The Education Brief: Free School Meal Changes

    The Education Brief: Wednesday 13 May 2026 - Top stories include: The revised Early Career Framework is landing better with new teachers. The DfE has paused physics and languages bursaries for overseas teacher trainees. The NEU is preparing to formally ballot teachers and support staff for strike action. Sixth form college teachers win a contractual right to planning, preparation and assessment time. Fewer senior leaders now aspire to headship, from 55 per cent in 2018 to just 37 per cent now. School phone bans reduce phone use during the day, but do not automatically improve attainment, attendance, attention or behaviour. HEP Updates: Leadership 55: https://hepbookinghub.co.uk/calendar/leadership-55-with-lee-elliot-major-obe/ Donate to the Horizons 100k in May fundraiser: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/horizons-100km-in-may-2026 Find and book more CPD sessions at https://hepbookinghub.co.uk/ Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u9rfEoi7YQ  Listening - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2026/apr/following-new-generation-understand-childhood-and-inequality-research-real-world  Reading - https://www.suttontrust.com/our-research/admissions-not-impossible/  AI Tool - https://www.slidesai.io/  ⁠Music by Slo Pony⁠

    12 min

  3. 6 MAY

    The Education Brief: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act Now Law

    The Education Brief: Wednesday 6 May 2026 - Top stories include: School leaders are warning that the timeline for new enrichment benchmarks is unrealistic. NAHT leaders have backed an indicative ballot on industrial action over pay. Suspensions are continuing to rise in primary schools but have begun to fall in secondaries. A DfE review suggests its flexible-working scheme struggled to reach the schools most in need. Schools with higher levels of disadvantage or SEND are more likely to be marked down by Ofsted. HEP Updates: 100k in May: https://horizonscharity.org/news/join-100km-in-may-fundraising-challenge/ Leadership 55: https://hepbookinghub.co.uk/calendar/leadership-55-with-lee-elliot-major-obe/ HEP Headteacher Conference: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScAXkBQt0vS4FjBoHCj8FwI5ARQMugQBoLI6yn6jel8lg4B-w/viewform Find and book more CPD sessions at https://hepbookinghub.co.uk/ Watching - https://www.everway.com/en-gb/guides/supporting-dyslexia-signup/ Listening - https://podcast.mrbartonmaths.com/  Reading - https://economistfoundation.org/impact/vote-confident-research-report/ AI Tool - https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-design-anthropic-labs ⁠Music by Slo Pony⁠

    13 min

  4. 29 APR

    The Education Brief: A Cap on Supply Agency Fees

    The Education Brief: Wednesday 29 April 2026 - Top stories include: The DfE has cut its projected need for new teacher trainees by 23 per cent for 2026-27. Schools have begun scaling back language provision due to plans to scrap the EBacc. A Sutton Trust survey shows over 40 per cent of leaders are reducing SEND support. Most teachers do not feel equipped to support pupils with emotionally based school avoidance. Half of leaders report school areas that are disused or not fit for purpose. The DfE is capping supply agency fees under a new framework. HEP Updates: 100k in May: https://horizonscharity.org/news/join-100km-in-may-fundraising-challenge/ Leadership 55: https://hepbookinghub.co.uk/calendar/leadership-55-with-lee-elliot-major-obe/ HEP Headteacher Conference: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScAXkBQt0vS4FjBoHCj8FwI5ARQMugQBoLI6yn6jel8lg4B-w/viewform Find and book more CPD sessions at https://hepbookinghub.co.uk/ Watching - https://www.canva.com/canva-create/ Listening - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s10-e13-building-blocks-for-deep-comprehension-with/id1483513974?i=1000754609610 Reading - https://carlhendrick.substack.com/p/orthographic-skeletons-can-children AI Tool - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360131526000540 ⁠ Music by Slo Pony⁠

    11 min

  5. 22 APR

    The Education Brief: No More Ice Cream!

    The Education Brief: Wednesday 22 April 2026 - Top stories include: NEU members have signalled strong support for industrial action over pay and school funding. Academy trust chief executive pay is continuing to climb, but with a gender gap at the top. The DfE is set to make its school mobile phone guidance statutory. Ofqual’s chief regulator warned that scrapping essays because of AI cheating is still an option. The DfE is inviting firms to help develop and test AI tutoring tools for disadvantaged pupils. HEP Updates: Find and book more CPD sessions at https://hepbookinghub.co.uk/ 100k in May: https://horizonscharity.org/news/join-100km-in-may-fundraising-challenge/ Watching - https://youtu.be/bwzbVBLiWPw?si=eGzvfUXOlQBNbkOg Listening - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002tzqm Reading - https://www.tes.com/magazine/teaching-learning/early-years/what-neuroscience-tells-us-about-teaching-young-children AI Tool - https://aieducator.tools/ ⁠ Music by Slo Pony⁠

    13 min

  6. 15 APR

    The Education Brief: The Easter Catch-Up

    The Education Brief: Wednesday 15 April 2026 - Top stories include: Councils will now lead bids for the next phase of the school-based nursery capital programme. A NASBTT survey suggests teacher training providers are under real strain. The number of exam grades challenged at appeal fell by 18.3 per cent in 2024-25. Research suggests high-achieving disadvantaged pupils begin to fall behind in secondary school. AI has moved into the mainstream for teachers, with three-quarters now using it in their work. Teachers are calling for new training to help staff tackle misogynistic behaviour in schools. New school food standards would strip out deep-fried items and high-sugar options. 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=siYWfJOzYeQ Listening - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2026/mar/i-saw-it-thing-be-ashamed-lived-experience-dyscalculia Reading - https://www.righttosucceed.org.uk/post/defining-place-based-change-the-future-of-collaborative-charity-work AI Tool - https://x.com/claudeai/status/2036195789601374705 ⁠Music by Slo Pony⁠

    14 min

  7. 25 MAR

    The Education Brief: KS2 SATs Are Coming, Along with Media Literacy

    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

    11 min

  8. 18 MAR

    The Education Brief: Ofsted's New Inspector Recruiting Strategy

    The Education Brief: Wednesday 18 March 2026 - Top stories include: The English hubs programme will be expanded into secondary schools from September. United Learning could become England’s first 100-school multi-academy trust. New research suggests the former “gifted and talented” programme may have widened inequality. Ofsted is piloting recruiting groups of school leaders as part-time inspectors paid by their own institutions. HEP Updates: Secondary Maths Leadership Programme: https://hepbookinghub.co.uk/calendar/secondary-maths-leadership-programme-with-emma-mccrea-session-2-of-3/ 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.lse.ac.uk/lse-player/smashing-the-class-ceiling-lse-festival Listening - https://substack.com/home/post/p-190277619 Reading - https://www.tes.com/en-gb/for-schools/content/tes-wellbeing-report AI Tool - https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12650343-use-claude-for-excel ⁠Music by Slo Pony⁠

    11 min
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HEP Talks is the voice of Haringey Education Partnership. Join us for weekly briefs about the latest relevant education news, roundtable discussions with our schools, and interviews with top voices in education. Follow along on socials @HaringeyEduc

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  • Creator
    Haringey Education Partnership
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    202
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