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"AI adoption increased homework scores by 18% and cut down completion time by 30%. However, within six months, monthly exam scores decreased by 20%, and college entrance examples fell by 18% to 24%" This should surprise no-one. We need GenAI out of our classrooms. Now. fortune.com/2026/07/21/g...

Study finds AI boosted homework scores 18%—then tanked exam results 20% | Fortune

There’s a massive debate over whether Gen Z is the first generation to be less cognitively capable than their parents. A study of 26,800 high school students suggests AI incentives only point in one d...

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Welcome back Jacqui Smith to the world of HE, FE and apprenticeships! Continuity at a time of significant change is appreciated, but the challenges facing the Government across the post-16 landscape are still as sizeable as they are urgent. My new post on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/tdrich...

Welcome back Jacqui Smith to the world of HE, FE and apprenticeships! Having continuity in ministerial roles at a time of significant change in British politics is certainly appreciated. That said,…...

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🚨NEW PODCAST🚨 What might Andy Burnham in No.10 mean for post-16 education in England? Diana Beech and Julian Gravatt OBE join me to discuss what could be awaiting universities, colleges and apprenticeship providers in the coming months and years. Listen here: insideyoured.com

FE Week@feweek.bsky.social · 2w ago

A clear statement of intent that reducing NEETs is going to be a huge priority under Andy Burnham. The Milburn Review is only becoming more significant as time rolls on.

🚨Breaking: Pat McFadden has been reappointed work and pensions secretary feweek.co.uk/mcfadden-rea...

In my latest podcast, Reza @schwitzer.bsky.social told me that Andy Burnham's desire for more devolution may not necessarily fit with the need for schools to deliver a consistent experience for pupils across the country. Listen to the full episode here: insideyoured.com

In my latest podcast, Meg Powell-Chandler - director of the New Schools Network - explained why we should be wary of unintended consequences if the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham now asks schools to prioritise areas such as 'employability skills'. Listen to the full episode here: insideyoured.com

In the week that a potential shift towards digital exams has once again become a flashpoint, it's pretty amazing to see another country go into political meltdown because they can't even manage to scan exam scripts. Maybe we're not doing so badly after all? www.portugalresident.com/education-mi...

Education minister ‘summoned to parliament’ over national exam chaos – Portugal Resident

Education minister ‘summoned to parliament’; Exam-marking shambles expected to be centre-stage in State of Nation debate

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"I went back to the drawing board and assessed, and that’s when I heard about apprenticeships" High-quality degree apprenticeships remain in very short supply, but when they are good, they're very good. www.telegraph.co.uk/money/jobs/s...

School leaders are very busy people. They may be about to get even busier with Andy Burnham in charge. My new post on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/tdrich...

School leaders are very busy people. They may be about to get even busier. As Andy Burnham hurtles towards 10 Downing Street, he has understandably been guarded about his precise plans for… | Tom Ric...

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"Students need their teachers — real human beings, not robots and not chatbots" @rweingarten.bsky.social, head of one of America's biggest teaching unions, wants no AI in elementary schools, no chatbots for under 16s and a screen ban for young pupils. *applause* www.nbcnews.com/news/educati...

Teachers union president calls for limits on AI and screen time in schools

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, is backing a parent-led movement to restrict how much time elementary school students spend on laptops in class.

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Enjoying hearing about the impact of school phone bans in the US at the @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social annual lecture. Hot topic on a hot day! 🥵

🚨NEW PODCAST🚨 What might Andy Burnham in No.10 mean for schools in England? @schwitzer.bsky.social and Meg Powell-Chandler join me to explore some of the big changes that could be awaiting pupils, teachers and leaders in the coming years. Listen here: insideyoured.com

In my latest podcast, @maxwellmarlow.bsky.social from the @adamsmith.org told me that supporters of VAT on independent school fees were wrong to assume that this controversial policy would mostly affect large schools such as Eton. Listen to the full episode here: insideyoured.com

In my latest podcast, Julie Robinson - CEO at the @isc-schools.bsky.social - explained why she was not convinced that state schools have seen any benefit from VAT being added to independent school fees. Listen to the full episode here: insideyoured.com

Meet Jonas Gahr Støre. You've probably never heard of him, but he might be the most important person in the world of education right now. My new post on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/tdrich...

"Norway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their use in the education of older children to prevent a ‌negative impact on learning" Sometimes, good policymaking is incredibly simple. www.reuters.com/technology/n...

Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school

Norway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their use in the education of older children to prevent a ‌negative impact on learni...

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Schools Week@schoolsweek.bsky.social · last mo.

I've repeatedly called for trusts to be forced to follow centrally-set pay scales, because the DfE does not have the power to stop the appalling abuses of the system. My model would cap the maximum salary for all senior trust leaders at £263,000 - about the same as large NHS trusts.

Exclusive: Academy bosses’ pay should follow 'rules' that are 'in line' with other parts of the public sector like the NHS, the schools minister has said, as government prepares to announce curbs on CEO salaries https://schoolsweek.co.uk/government-plans-nhs-style-rules-for-academy-ceo-pay/

Very helpful reminder from The Economist that other countries are also struggling with an influx of university students who lack even the most basic skills. The graph shows students in post-18 education whose literacy and numeracy skills are at / below that expected of *primary* school pupils.

Schools Week@schoolsweek.bsky.social · last mo.

Curriculum and Assessment Review: we will aim for 'evolution, not revolution' in recognition of the pressure that schools and colleges are under and the further strain that wholesale reform can bring. Andy Burnham: hold my beer.....

A 'complete rethink' of how young people are supported to succeed 'has to start with the education system', prime ministerial hopeful Andy Burnham has said https://schoolsweek.co.uk/complete-rethink-of-education-needed-says-burnham/

"The exchequer can expect to make a loss on around 40% of [university] degrees." What a sentence. What a policy bombshell. My new post on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/tdrich...

#undergraduate #universities #he #university #socialmobility | Tom Richmond

"The exchequer can expect to make a loss on around 40% of degrees." What a sentence. What a policy bombshell. The new IFS report estimating the impact of #undergraduate degrees on lifetime earnings ...

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"The [take-home] midterm exam [produced] an average score of 96 out of 100. Forty students scored a perfect 100. [For the in-person final exam] the average score dropped to 48 out of 100." The worst AI cheating detected so far in the Ivy League is a sorry tale. english.elpais.com/education/20...

Professor denounces mass AI fraud on an exam at Brown University: ‘Academic integrity is at risk’

The renowned economist Roberto Serrano has ‘overwhelming evidence’ that his students cheated. He thinks the time has come for an in-depth debate so the technology does not signal the end of higher edu...

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