Wednesday
How a simple dashboard transformed CPD at our school
Presenting staff with bite-sized CPD opportunities in one online space means professional development is no longer something that people ‘don’t have time for’, explains this international school leader
Is ‘didagogy’ the key to better CPD for teachers?
The study of how teachers learn is unique enough to need its own terminology, finds a new report – and that has implications for how we understand teacher training and CPD
Tuesday
Schools grading themselves is ‘almost impossible’, heads warn Ofsted
Ofsted’s expectation that schools provide a graded self-evaluation using its new five-point scale has sparked warnings from heads’ leaders
‘Homicidal’ Johnson considered sacking Williamson over 2020 exam results
The former prime minister gives evidence to the Covid inquiry on decisions made about schools during the crisis
‘Urgent action’ needed to combat ineffective CPD
Report warns that vast sums of money are being ‘wasted’, with almost four in 10 teachers saying CPD has not clearly improved their ability to do the job
How schools risk losing integrity, one decision at a time
Schools often talk a good talk about values, ethos and identity – but if these sentiments are not matched by action, teachers and students soon see through it, says this former international school teacher
What if... mainstream was run on an alternative provision model?
As part of our thought experiment series, Phil Denton argues that pushing mainstream to adopt the mentality and structure of alternative provision would lead to far more success for more pupils
Friday
Curriculum review will support change to ‘inflexible’ GCSE resits
Professor Becky Francis tells the Confederation of School Trusts conference that only 50 out of 3,000 17-year-olds who had achieved a grade 2 in GCSE maths went on to pass in the most recent round of resits
Rise in cheating and misbehaviour among Scottish exam students
There were over 200 cases of cheating or misbehaving among students sitting exams and taking national qualifications in 2024-25, up from 173 the previous year
Oliver: Heads don’t automatically lose job after poor Ofsted grades
The chief inspector, speaking at the Confederation of School Trusts conference, rejects the idea that Ofsted has not considered headteachers’ wellbeing in developing its new inspections
