The Education Committee today publishes the Government’s responses to reports on financial education and teacher recruitment, training and retention.
Both reports (see attachments) were published before the July 2024 general election by the previous Education Committee.
The Government’s response to recommendations in the financial education report consistently refers to the ongoing Curriculum and Assessment Review, and its intention for academy schools to be subject to the National Curriculum should the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill pass into law.
The financial education response states that Oak National Academy “will be producing additional lessons on financial education and applying maths in real life contexts across key stages 1 to 4. These are expected to be available from spring 2025”. The response also says the Government will publish updated statutory careers guidance in spring, in preparation for the implementation of revised Gatsby Benchmarks from September 2025.
Responding to the teacher recruitment training and retention report, the Government agreed with the previous Committee’s recommendations on continuing to monitor and ensure there is sufficient capacity on initial teacher training (ITT) courses in regions where it is most needed, and to offer the highest bursaries for ITT courses in subjects facing persistent shortages. The response also commits to further data collection on the impact of flexible working on teaching and learning.
