General
Friday
11th Mar 2022
Need to know: Ofsted plans, teacher pay and Ukraine
Your round-up of Tes’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including Ofsted’s key focus, DfE teacher pay plans and Ukrainian refugee school places
Tes’ 10 questions with... Shirley-Anne Brightman
A teacher who has been championing greater diversity in school book choices shares insights and inspirations from her career
Why tackling child poverty must be at the heart of the White Paper
If the government is truly committed to children’s education and their future life opportunities, then ending child poverty has to be at the top of the agenda, says Geoff Barton
An ‘identikit model curriculum’ shows DfE is in ‘time warp’
Exclusive: The government’s proposals for Oak National Academy are not backed by evidence and risk undermining its White Paper, writes BESA director general Caroline Wright
The Tes quiz: Adams, Aztecs and St Patrick
Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz...
Thursday
10th Mar 2022
Government must prove the NTP is working
Robert Halfon, chair of the Commons Education Select Committee, outlines why the government must prove the NTP is fit for purpose – and if not, they should free themselves from the contract
Teacher pay: What the DfE’s plans mean for you
The government wants to increase teachers’ starting salary to £30,000 – but its newly published proposals would affect more experienced teachers, too. Tes explains the DfE’s plans in detail
Will Scottish education reform get a Hollywood ending?
The Muir report said a lot of things that teachers wanted to hear – but many will remain sceptical, says Henry Hepburn