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Revealed: Where trust capacity funding goes
The DfE’s Trust Capacity Fund aims to encourage trusts to take on challenging schools. Tes analysis uncovers to what extent this is happening
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TAs’ warning over increased teaching cover
Two in five teaching assistants are now covering classes for the equivalent of at least a day a week, union warns
Schools with RAAC can defer Ofsted for rest of academic year
Those with a confirmed case of the crumbly concrete will be eligible for inspections this summer term but can postpone them if they wish
Revealed: Where trust capacity funding goes
The DfE’s Trust Capacity Fund aims to encourage trusts to take on challenging schools. Tes analysis uncovers to what extent this is happening
DfE finds 9K more pupil places in shortfall schools
Net Capacity Assessment pilot found 'discrepancies' in school capacity numbers provided by local authorities and those found by government property assessors
Special schools: DfE considers reforming £10K-per-place system
Government could take 'radical step' of replacing the current system, which has seen special schools paid £10,000 per place since 2013, leaders are told
Weekly round-up: Ofsted grades and teacher pay fears
This week’s essential education news includes the DfE under fire for not scrapping single-word Ofsted judgements and warnings about funding for a teacher pay rise
GCSEs: Just a third of heads think marking is accurate
The proportion of headteachers saying that GCSE marking is accurate has dropped significantly compared with a year ago
Poor behaviour hitting teaching and wellbeing, say most teachers
Pupil misbehaviour is causing regular interruptions to lessons and impacting their wellbeing and mental health, say three-quarters of teachers
Teacher levelling-up payments: all you need to know
Which teachers will be eligible for levelling-up premium payments, and when they can apply?
Heads: DfE failure to scrap Ofsted grades ‘deeply disappointing’
The government says it will continue to look at alternative systems but insists that, overall, single-word Ofsted grades have 'significant benefits'
Keegan: I’ll look at how we can fund teacher pay rise
The education secretary has said her decision on whether the government can help schools with extra funding will depend on the 'challenge' from the teacher pay review body
Exams: How Ofqual plans to cope with AI
The exam regulator has set out how it will manage artificial intelligence malpractice and whether it can be used for marking
Modern language assistants disappear from Scottish state schools
The only MLAs left in Scotland are based at independent schools, fuelling fears about declining interest in learning languages
Cosla: Maintaining teacher numbers will ‘greatly impact pay offer’
Councils also hit out at government promise to reduce class contact time, saying it ‘undermines the opportunity to include it in any negotiations’
Ofsted: Leaders must police AI impact on outcomes
Watchdog will hold heads to account over the use of AI in their schools by staff and students