Ofsted under pressure to share inspection aides with all schools

Watchdog warned it faces ‘huge credibility issue’ if only some schools and trusts have access to materials that could help them prepare for inspections

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School leaders turn to union over ‘real fear’ they will lose homes

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6 small language tweaks to help manage behaviour

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Podcast: How to build relationships with your governors

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What does ‘enormous strain’ on budgets mean for teacher pay?

Government will ‘not budge’ on 5% teacher pay rise

Callum Mason • 04 Oct 22

Schools minister Jonathan Gullis defends pay deal, saying he is committed to £30,000 a year starting salary for teachers

MAT leaders warn Truss over grave financial viability concerns

OECD: England one of few nations where teacher pay has declined since 2010

Gove: Extend free school meals to all universal credit recipients

Gullis: Minister wants to ‘explore’ teaching apprenticeships

How do Scottish headteacher salaries compare?

Ofsted under pressure to share inspection aides with all schools

Analysis

Our 3 key principles for inclusive practice in schools

Rosa More • 04 Oct 22

Certain things must happen if schools are to meaningfully celebrate the successes of all pupils, says this principal teacher of additional support needs

How do school budgets break down by key areas?

How does deprivation affect school spending on resources?

How does deprivation affect school spending on support staff?

4 tips for bringing Stem to life in schools

Need to know: GCSE plans, teacher shortages, behaviour

Why the GCSE exam plans will hit the most disadvantaged

Teaching & Learning

Should you keep the same class for more than a year?

Kate Parker • 04 Oct 22

New research from the US has examined the benefits of ‘teacher looping’ - here, academic Matthew Kraft explains the findings and implications for the classroom

How do we keep TAs in the profession?

Does learning a language improve cognitive skills?

6 small language tweaks to help manage behaviour

What makes good evidence? The EEF explains

How to tackle low-level disruption

How important are textbooks?

Leadership

Why online learning can now move forward on our terms

Chris Woolf • 03 Oct 22

The pandemic forced all schools into online learning. Now schools have the freedom to continue these innovations - an opportunity they must embrace to meet the needs of pupils’ learning preferences

Recruitment Around the World: Promoting CPD and wellbeing

Recruitment around the world: strategies to keep staff happy

Why doing the ‘right thing’ in schools has become so hard

Key steps to avoid falling foul of disability discrimination laws

We must not let crisis leadership become the status quo

Uniforms and opening hours: New rules for school websites this term

Video & Podcasts

Podcast

Podcast: How to build relationships with your governors

Dan Worth • 30 Sep 22

Tes talks with Liz Free, CEO of an IB continuum school in Switzerland, about how leaders can make the most of their governors, and about the tricky question of when schools should bring in outside consultants

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The art of induction: settling new staff in the Big Apple

Dan Worth • 26 Aug 22

Brandon Lee hoax Bearsden Academy My Old School

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The strange tale of the teenage pupil who was really in his 30s

Henry Hepburn • 19 Aug 22