General
Tuesday
31st May 2022
How the calculations for school cash are changing - and why it’s needed
Sam Freedman explains why the government is pushing ahead with a new school funding model and why the new calculations could create some lopsided cash distributions
Scots language has a place in schools - but where exactly?
Scots language has rarely felt more fresh and vital, but it’s hard to get the most out of it in classrooms, says Alan Gillespie
Friday
27th May 2022
Need to know: Catch-up, vulnerable pupils and the NIoT
A roundup of Tes’ most popular articles from the past week, including the lowdown on the new £121 million National Institute of Teaching and a look at whether the post-Covid catch-up plan has failed
The Tes quiz: Cruise, Cannes and Obi-Wan
Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz...
Schools can’t keep children safe alone - society needs to step up
Following the tragic events in Texas and two new reports looking at safeguarding, we need to ask ourselves whether we have gone far enough to help schools help students to stay safe, says Jon Severs
KCSIE 2022-23 update: 10 changes schools need to know
The new version of Keeping Children Safe in Education has been released and comes into effect in September 2022. We round up the key information schools need to be aware of
Libraries are the ‘beating heart’ of a school
School librarians can provide a safe space and a springboard for all pupils’ learning, says Henry Hepburn
What has gone wrong with catch-up - and can it catch up?
Almost two years on from the birth of the government’s Covid catch-up plan, is it fair to call the scheme a failure?
Thursday
26th May 2022
What changes to grievance meeting law could mean for schools
After claims the government wants to broaden the scope of who teachers can bring to grievance meetings, an education lawyer outlines the rationale for the change – and what the legal impact could be on teachers and schools
Walker: We’ll make England the best place in the world to be a teacher
Minister for school standards Robin Walker writes for Tes to outline why the government believes a new pay offer and access to more NPQs can help drive a new perception of teaching in England