General
Tuesday
8th Apr 2025
The damaging myth that GCSE-age students are ‘AI cheaters’
Most GCSE and A-level students turn to artificial intelligence as they would a textbook, not to cheat, but a narrative suggesting the opposite is destroying motivation, argues Harriet Joslin
Geography: challenges and opportunities for the subject
Dire warnings about geography being sidelined in schools have not come to pass, writes Mark Enser, but changes still need to be made to secure the future of the subject
State-private school partnerships ‘can struggle to reach pupils’
Research into the impact of partnerships between state and private schools recommends outreach activities to get children and families engaged
Monday
7th Apr 2025
Are these the 20 essentials to ‘unlocking’ high-quality teaching?
An OECD report, based on feedback from schools in 40 countries, has broken down what needs to happen to ensure teachers are operating at their best
Bedford School launches all-girls’ international school in India
The opening of the new school in Mohali is part of the growing trend of UK private schools expanding into new markets overseas
Friday
4th Apr 2025
Sir Andrew Carter to step down as trust CEO
Sir Andrew, who led the initial teacher training review in 2015, has been CEO of South Farnham Educational Trust for 13 years
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TKAT appoints Teach First boss as new CEO
Russell Hobby will take over at The Kemnal Academies Trust when Dr Karen Roberts steps down in the summer
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Northern Irish teachers accept 5.5% pay offer
Revised offer accepted by unions in Northern Ireland includes a pay rise, averts strikes and has secured an independent review on workload
Third of teenage girls ‘no longer feel safe in school’
Secondary students in England enjoy school less than their peers in other countries, UCL research shows
Pupil numbers: the regional forecasts schools need to know
Over the next few years, national pupil numbers are expected to continue to decline. But new DfE data shows not every region or phase will follow that trend, finds Ellen Peirson-Hagger
It’s only words? How the language pupils hear changes at transition
New findings reveal just how drastically language changes between school phases – something that could help schools rethink transition approaches, say researchers
RISE ‘duplication’ fear as most ‘stuck’ schools improve after trust move
Tes’ findings show that RISE teams risk targeting schools that are already improving under new governance, trust leaders say
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