Thursday
Use AI cameras to invigilate GCSEs, says exam board chief
AQA chief executive also tells Tes that digital exams in a major subject may not be ready until at least 2035
Scottish government backs call for review of mainstreaming policy
Opposition MSPs welcome the move but emphasise that any review must focus on ‘actions and solutions’
Funding crisis ‘could leave schools unable to open’
Schools are in danger of reaching the point where cuts to staff mean that opening their gates poses health and safety risks, leaders warn
How to get the most out of your reading intervention
Interventions are costly, so how can school leaders make sure that they are worth the investment? Zoe Enser gives an overview of best practice
Will the teacher pay ‘farce’ continue under Labour?
Six months ago the government proposed a 2.8 per cent pay increase for 2025-26, but the size of the uplift is still yet to be decided – leaving schools with a budgeting headache yet again. Ellen Peirson-Hagger analyses data from the past decade to see what we should expect this year
Why it’s time to scrap punitive teacher appraisals
As the sector moves on from performance-related pay, schools need performance management systems that focus more on meaningful professional growth than on compliance and control
School job cuts ‘shouldn’t be a shock’, says Harris chief
Sir Dan Moynihan defends his trust’s plan to make more than 40 staff redundant, warning that the government not funding teacher pay rises will be ‘catastrophic’ for schools
10,000 teachers to be trained in PE for pupils with SEND
DfE scheme to make PE lessons more inclusive aims to reach more than 240,000 pupils over three years
Wednesday
The 8 priority areas for schools using the Pupil Equity Fund
The vast majority of Scottish schools receive cash from the Pupil Equity Fund – and a new report highlights how 129 schools are using the money ‘impactfully’ and ‘innovatively’
‘Urgent’ call for clarity on single-sex spaces in Scottish schools
The Scottish government should immediately withdraw its ‘out of date’ guidance for schools and issue new guidance in the wake of Supreme Court ruling, says SSTA
Tuesday
How Estonia became education’s newest rising star
Estonia is one of Pisa’s biggest success stories, but what’s behind the country’s impressive results? Henry Hepburn finds out in an exclusive interview with education minister Kristina Kallas
Cam Academy Trust set to take on neighbouring trust’s schools
The Cam and ACES academy trusts announce a planned merger that would result in a 17-school MAT
