Friday
Revealed: How pupil premium plugs the gaps of ‘state failures’
A Tes investigation exposes the extent to which schools rely on funding for disadvantaged pupils to support children’s most basic needs and fund core staffing
What has ditching overall Ofsted grades actually changed?
Two years on from the decision to scrap headline Ofsted inspection judgements, Tes examines what difference this has made to schools and leaders
Thursday
Tightened guidance to stop schools ‘dodging’ new uniform law
Prime minister announces crackdown on schools that ‘pressure’ parents into buying branded school uniform
Angela Duckworth: Why grit is not enough
Ten years on from the publication of her bestselling book, Grit, Angela Duckworth chats to Tes about how her thinking about this characteristic has changed – and what this means for schools
Poor teaching risks putting students off vocational routes, warns UTC expert
Many believe Andy Burnham’s flagship education policy of new ‘technical routes’ shows the right ambition. But if specialist staff and funding are in short supply, it risks harming the subjects it seeks to promote, the CEO of a leading technical education charity tells Tes in an exclusive interview
Wednesday
DfE failing to help primaries with falling pupil rolls, warn peers
Lords committee says the government needs to learn lessons from the funding impact of falling rolls in primary schools to avoid the same problems happening in secondary
Ofsted’s latest failings make the calls to scrap it harder to ignore
All inspections should be paused to protect school leaders’ wellbeing in light of the watchdog’s decision to press on with an inspection when a head was absent undergoing cancer treatment, says ASCL leader
Schools face ‘cumulative load’ from reforms as term starts
MPs hear experts’ concerns about the volume of changes about to hit schools, as well as fears that new technical qualifications could be seen as ‘lower-status’
The 5 golden rules of classroom seating plans
Should you seat pupils alphabetically or pair high and low prior attainers? Mark Roberts takes a look at what research tells us about seating plans
Tuesday
Laura Trott: Labour risks repeating lowered expectations of the past
Summer policy announcements from the government with little depth risk undoing the excellent work of teachers over the past 10 years, argues the shadow education secretary
Ofsted criticised for inspection during head’s cancer absence
Watchdog apologises for the timing of the inspection, as campaigners demand that the deferral request system for small schools be changed
Revealed: Biggest disadvantage gaps in GCSE and A-level subject entries
Tes analysis finds large differences in areas such as PE and drama after Ofqual published – for the first time – qualification results and uptake by subject at local authority level
