Wednesday
Schools ‘desperate’ for clearer AI guidance
School leaders are struggling to respond to the rapid growth of AI, Commons Education Select Committee told
Taylor’s Schools expands into Thailand with four-school deal
The international schools group has acquired St Andrews International School campuses from Cognita – with CEO Angelina Tee promising ‘more to come’
SEND reforms will make Sendco supervision vital
With Sendcos likely to take on more even responsibilities, making sure they have space to share and reflect will become increasingly important, says this educational psychologist
The deadline for inclusion strategy statements and tips for writing yours
Every school needs to publish an inclusion strategy statement by 31 December – Jasmine Norden asks experts what should be in it and how to put it together
Quarter of schools cannot afford teacher pay rise, union warns
NASUWT urges the government to increase education spending to at least 6 per cent of GDP, saying that schools will be forced to cut jobs
Schools risk ‘financial millstone’ from DfE solar deals
Schools warned against entering potentially decades-long private financing agreements
Tuesday
Pisa: scores rise in science but flatten in maths and reading
DfE hails ‘strong’ results for England in international tests, but makes the case for change
Where will Mission Coastal go next?
Tes looks at which coastal areas could follow Hastings and Scarborough in the government’s school improvement scheme
Monday
Reform considers return to single-phrase Ofsted grades
Suella Braverman also tells Tes the party favours Michaela-style behaviour rules, alongside plans to mandate hymns and flags in schools
Northern areas hit hardest by long-term declines in A-level grades
After last month’s A-level results showed a continued widening of the regional divide in attainment, Tes looks at how local authorities in some parts of the country have seen a drop in grades since before the pandemic
Government warned of ‘critical’ risks to SEND reforms
Ministers told their plans could be undermined by a shortage of experts, teacher burnout and parental backlash
