Monday
History shows freedom is key to academies’ success. Let’s keep it that way
The new director of the New Schools Network outlines why she hopes the government reverses course on the efforts to curtail academy freedoms
Disadvantage gap: why the impact of absence is now clear
An author of a new EPI report on the link between absence and the disadvantage attainment gap outlines the key findings – and why it should spur action
Friday
What is Northern Ireland’s 10-point plan to ‘transform’ education?
A new ‘strategy for educational excellence’ promises to ‘transform’ teaching and learning in Northern Irish schools – so what does it say?
Phillipson sets out four priorities for RISE teams
Speaking at the ASCL conference, the education secretary set out the priorities for the RISE teams’ universal support offer
From flexible working to better leave, DfE must offer teacher-parents more
If the government has no money to hit its 6,500 new teacher target, it seems clear more effort must be given to retain existing staff, says MTPT founder Emma Sheppard
Maths needs to be celebrated like World Book Day
To mark the International Day of Mathematics, a new report sets out why pupils’ enthusiasm for maths wanes as they get older – and what we can do about it
Phillipson: Schools need ‘old-fashioned graft’ to stop absence ‘damage’
The education secretary will also use her speech at ASCL’s annual conference to say she believes some schools are not doing enough to tackle attendance issues
Ofsted plans will ‘sledgehammer’ teacher recruitment, warns ASCL
Speaking to Tes as ASCL’s annual conference begins, general secretary Pepe Di’Iasio issues a warning about Ofsted’s inspection changes and calls on the government to ‘show the money’ for its pledge to recruit 6,500 teachers
Thursday
Violence against support staff at ‘unacceptable’ level, says minister
Most school support staff in Scotland say it has ‘become part of the job to expect violence’, hear MSPs
What DSLs need to know about race, racism and safeguarding
The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s latest report on how children from Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage backgrounds experience safeguarding processes contains vital insights for leaders, says Luke Ramsden
How Headteachers’ Roundtable is refocusing for the Labour era
Co-chairs of the headteachers’ group tell Dan Worth why, despite a change in government, the need to ensure the voice of those leading schools is heard is as vital as ever
Without money, Labour’s aim for 6,500 more teachers looks tough
The Department for Education will have to try other routes to entice new teachers, but the chance of success is unclear, explains Jack Worth
