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Most teachers ‘don’t know how to support students with EBSA’
With new Tes research highlighting the problem of emotionally based school avoidance, leaders warn that the government’s attendance drive is not tackling the issues keeping children out of the classroom
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Tom Bennett: strict rules ‘dovetail perfectly’ with inclusion
The DfE attendance and behaviour ambassador defends his record and tells Tes why he wants to check on teacher-training providers
AI risks harming pupils’ ability to learn, research finds
Paper by former DfE adviser says uncritical use of generative AI tools in schools could trigger a ‘cognitive collapse’
Early years inquiry to scrutinise staffing and school readiness
Workforce sustainability in early years will be examined by Commons Education Select Committee, as will families’ access to services and the quality of outcomes for children
New SQA CEO: Qualifications Scotland will be ‘very different’
But changes ushered in by SQA replacement body Qualifications Scotland will take time, new chief executive Nick Page says in a Tes Scotland interview
Pressure to be online causes pupils to miss school, report finds
Fines and sanctions can improve attendance in the short term, but risk alienating pupils and damaging trust in staff
Consultation launched on future of school inspection in Scotland
Improvements to school inspection are essential to drive up standards in schools, says education secretary
School nurseries: second wave of bids to open this month
Announcement comes as 189 new school-based nurseries are opening or expanding from first wave of funding
Royal Grammar School, Guildford plans four-school India expansion
Deal underlines the strong demand for private schools to develop and grow their brands overseas
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
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
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
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