General
Yesterday
Review of ‘fitness to teach’ rules opens in Scotland
GTCS calls for views after report earlier this year showed number of teachers being investigated through fitness-to-teach process had hit a 10-year high
Governors told no money for national recruitment drive
Without a new campaign, schools and trusts risk losing out on the ‘valuable expertise and leadership’ needed, warns National Governance Association
‘Irresponsible’ to delay SEND inspections in failing areas
As follow-up inspections are put on hold, a Tes analysis sets out the range of problems in areas found to have widespread failings
Reforms risk blaming schools for wider SEND crisis, Ofsted warned
Can the inspectorate’s new inclusion focus close a SEND ‘accountability gap’ – or could it shift criticism further onto schools? Tes investigates
Helen Hayes: There is an ‘absence of trust in SEND system’
The new Commons Education Select Committee chair spoke to Tes about what the committee’s priorities could be
Thursday
Ofsted Academy crackdown on ‘pirated’ materials
Matthew Purves has warned of a ‘big industry’ that seeks to ‘exploit the anxiety around school inspection’
Education directors launch self-evaluation toolkit to ‘drive improvement’
Education services in Scotland must ‘take responsibility for their own improvement’, says ADES – ‘it isn’t possible to “inspect” improvement into a school or system’
Helen Hayes elected as education committee chair
Ms Hayes is the Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood and most recently worked as a shadow education minister under Labour
School uniform guidance: key principles for Scottish schools
There’s no legal requirement for pupils to wear school uniform, but national guidance sets out key principles around affordability and equality
Wednesday
Sixth-form teachers to vote on strikes over pay
NEU announces a formal strike ballot over pay for members at 40 sixth-form colleges
Scottish teacher pay offer backed by EIS members
Heavy vote in favour of 4.27 per cent pay rise after a week-long online ballot, with result described as ‘very clear mandate’
Campaign targets sharing of violence on social media
New resources for schools will encourage Scottish students to switch off and disengage when footage of fights and violence is shared on social media
