Tuesday
5 reasons being an examiner is brilliant CPD
From better understanding mark schemes to seeing more ways that students approach questions, this is why exam marking can be a huge career boost
Major funding squeeze risks teacher training quality, providers warn
Financial pressures are already forcing teacher training providers to close subjects and move training online, NASBTT research warns
Top schools ‘shutting out’ disadvantaged students with SEND
Secondary schools with the best exam results have fewer students receiving both free school meals and SEN support than live in their catchment areas, report warns
Monday
Attendance target not ‘ambitious’ enough, government warned
Children’s commissioner is among those calling on ministers to restore absence to pre-Covid levels
Dame Alison Peacock: Use AI to test oracy skills
Assessing oracy through AI would put ‘no increased burden’ on teachers, says the head of the Chartered College of Teaching
Partnerships must power the North East’s education mission
The government’s launch of Mission North East is a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’, say this MAT chief executive, who outlines some key ways to ensure that the promise of the policy is fulfilled
Why a lack of diversity in international leadership is a major issue
International schools serve diverse pupil cohorts, but too often leaders are drawn from the same stock – and this needs to change, argues Kausor Amin-Ali
Friday
Disadvantaged schools more likely to be graded down on achievement
Heads in deprived areas warn that grades awarded by Ofsted for its new achievement category are ‘demoralising’ and fail to take their challenging circumstances into account
This story of exam results mistakes should make all schools think
A college that saw 22 grades changed from 41 reviews of GCSE English language results underlines why it’s worth schools looking carefully at their grades this results day
Why early years settings need to reduce noise and ‘visual clutter’
Pre-school children’s brains are less able to filter out visual and auditory distractions – but their settings are among the noisiest and busiest, says early years expert
What will it take to get all schools into trusts?
Tes investigates the challenges of achieving the White Paper target of bringing every school into a strong trust – and the incentives that could be necessary to fulfil it
Kindness is not weakness: what every leader should know
International school leader Joanna Povall outlines her framework for kind leadership and explains why kindness is a trait that has far more impact than you might imagine
