Weekly round-up: Teacher pay drop and school moves

Catch up on all your must-read Tes news and analysis from the past seven days right here:

• Teacher pay falls by more than public sector as a whole
  Teachers have seen bigger falls in their average pay in real terms since 2010 than the public sector as a whole, research shows.
• ‘Unexplained’ school moves spark call for transparency
  Tens of thousands of students have had “unexplained transfers” from their secondary schools, according to a report that warns the system lacks “transparency and oversight” on the reasons why pupils move.
• Trusts named to run 30 new special free schools
  Twenty-five multi-academy trusts have been chosen to run 30 new special free schools, the government has announced, but the process of choosing a trust will have to be carried out again in the case of three new schools.
• Oak reveals curriculum partners for nine more subjects
  The curriculum resources quango Oak National Academy has revealed its curriculum partners for nine more subjects as it works towards completing the entire national curriculum by autumn 2025.
• ‘Sats results should not be public for next two years’
  James Bowen, assistant general secretary of the NAHT school leaders’ union, explains why the lack of progress data for the cohort of primary pupils set to sit key stage 2 Sats would make it unfair to publish outcomes.
• ‘Devastating’ fall in number of schools winning capital funding
  The number of school repair projects receiving capital funding from a government pot has fallen again this year, amid severe concern about the state of buildings.
• A quarter of teacher trainee applicants are from overseas
  More than one in four candidates applying to initial teacher training courses starting next year are from overseas, Tes analysis reveals.
• How to build value as a school leader
  In the latest Tes Leading and Learning Webinar, Professor John Davis presents a blueprint for transformation and sustainability in your school or academy trust.
• Pupil premium allocation details delayed
  The publication of initial pupil premium allocations for next year has been delayed because of a problem identifying pupils who qualify, the Department for Education has said.
• Investment in buildings and SEND needed, warns PAC
  Major investment is needed to improve the state of the country’s school buildings and special educational needs provision, public spending watchdog the Commons Public Accounts Committee has warned.