Wednesday
Ark Schools and Pontefract Academies Trust reveal merger plan
Pontefract is described as ‘the founding base of a new northern hub for Ark’, with merger due to take place next September
Information security: avoiding the release of ‘hidden data’
New guidance by the Information Commissioner’s Office offers advice about how to avoid accidental data breaches due to hidden data in files
Is Jonathan Haidt right about smartphones?
In ‘The Anxious Generation’, Haidt makes the case that social media and smartphones have ‘rewired’ today’s teenagers, but his critics say the evidence tells us something very different – and that banning phones won’t bring the salvation he promises
Tuesday
Why GEMS Education is aiming ‘Beyond100’ for pupil wellbeing
The head of wellbeing for international schools group GEMS Education talks to Tes about its major new initiative to help children live long and healthy lives by introducing meaningful ‘micro habits’
Swinney: Schools ‘anchor institutions’ when it comes to tackling poverty
First minister makes ‘plea’ for better use to be made of the ‘trusted relationships’ schools have with families
DfE cuts £74m from offer to bidders for Teach First contract
The DfE has also reduced the recruitment target for the Future High Potential Initial Teacher Training scheme by 750 trainees a year
700,000 GCSE students may lack a physics specialist, report warns
The Institute of Physics has called for urgent action to tackle the shortage in physics teachers to stop students missing out
Back to school: Britain’s future depends on the quality of its teachers
The chief executive of Teach First outlines why Labour must start delivering policies that entice and keep great teachers – especially in disadvantaged areas
Part-time training opportunities ‘could add 1,000 teachers’
Rate of successful applicants for part-time teacher training far outweighs the number starting the course, data reveals
Could ‘school bonding’ be the key to fixing attendance?
As the DfE urges schools to ‘double down’ on attendance, US researcher Carolyn Gentle-Genitty explains how a focus on ‘school bonding’ could help
Sir Jon Coles: ‘I don’t like the phrase impostor syndrome’
Our How I Lead series asks education leaders to reflect on their career, experience and leadership philosophy. This month, we talk to CEO of United Learning
Teaching ‘an unattractive outlier’ due to lack of remote working
School leaders’ union says job has never been harder, and warns of need for more flexibility
