In a week when the government’s plans for schools “stuck” with poor Ofsted gradings left ministers on a very sticky wicket, Tes presented a guide to help schools handle cases of exam malpractice and concerns were voiced about “teacher influencers”.
Catch up on your must-read Tes news and features articles from the past week right here:
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- “Stuck” schools? It’s the system that’s “stuck”
Instead of trying to identify what is wrong with schools “stuck” with poor Ofsted ratings, we should be looking at the wider failings in the education system that are leaving schools in this position in the first place, writes Tes editor Jon Severs.
- Exam malpractice: what is it and how do you report it?
With the exam season under way, Tes presents a guide to what constitutes malpractice in GCSE and A-level exams, as well as Sats tests - and the process for reporting it.
- Why we banned shouting at school
One head explains how stopping shouting - by both pupils and staff - had a big impact on behaviour at this school.
- What do “teacher influencers” mean for schools?
Teachers with a big presence on social media seem to be largely responsible for the growth of research-informed practice - but does this increase the risk of “lethal mutations” of research being spread across the sector? A new study aims to find out.
- GCSEs and A levels: Should learner profiles replace exams?
Learner profiles that provide evidence of a student’s longer-term achievements at school would be fairer than grades based simply on end-of-course exams, say these three educationalists.
- Why story time needs to change
Whole-class story time isn’t the most effective way to develop pupils’ language and communication skills, research shows.