Tuesday
How can special and mainstream schools work together?
Tes speaks to leaders to find out how schools can deliver on the government’s wish for greater collaboration in the pursuit of more inclusive education
GCSE reading lists ‘will take decades’ to reflect UK diversity
Teachers need more support to introduce texts to the classroom that provide GCSE English literature students with a more diverse choice, warns report
Disadvantaged white pupils ‘fall furthest after primary’
Research also shows that high achievers in primary who are disadvantaged are much less likely to go on to get strong GCSE and A-level results
Why students must get to see life beyond the school gates
Regular opportunities for young people to engage with business, government and communities are vital for their life readiness, says GEMS chief Dino Varkey
Monday
DfE to trial AI tutoring tools in schools this year
The government’s planned AI tutoring programme promises targeted support for disadvantaged students, which the DfE insists will ‘complement’ the work of teachers
DfE writes to schools to push universal RISE support
The universal RISE school improvement programme is being promoted as an optional offer available to all schools – separate from targeted RISE support for specific schools
Ofsted: Schools risk missing ‘expected standard’ over phone use
If a school fails to follow the government’s new guidance on mobile phones, it could fall short of inspectors’ requirements for attendance and behaviour, warns watchdog
Neets need to be a national priority again
The government is right to focus on the number of young people not in education, employment or training – and solutions may lie within the schools sector, writes Roy Blatchford
The attendance crisis: what does last term’s data tell us?
Pupil absence was up in the autumn term, but what else can we learn when we break down the details of the latest DfE attendance data? Ellen Peirson-Hagger shares key insights
VAT complaints mask bigger private school problems
The impact of VAT on fees has been real for private schools, but the warning signs had already been there for years for schools that have closed, says this former independent head
How to use video to improve students’ oracy skills
Filming short, simple videos of students’ spoken analysis can be a great way to help them refine their speaking skills, says this international educator
