Wednesday
CfE review success depends on ‘broader ecosystem’
Just one ‘misaligned’ component – be it inspection, teacher education or qualifications – could ‘disrupt the balance of the entire system’, warns a new Education Scotland paper
How to avoid the testing traps and make assessment better
Both national and classroom assessments can become meaningless with the wrong approaches or context, argues leading expert Therese Hopfenbeck
DfE must recognise funding issues to tackle behaviour, says NASUWT
Union says funding is key to improving school safety and warns teachers need ‘the backing of ministers when it comes to dealing with violent and disruptive behaviour’
Tuesday
Ofsted chief rejects call for fewer inspection grades
In response to pressure to cut the proposed number of grades, Sir Martyn Oliver says he does not want schools to be told they have met a standard ‘and that’s good enough’
Why supervision is critical as safeguarding incidents rise
As schools support increasing numbers of pupils through trauma, it is essential that we provide supervision to give staff a safe space for reflection, says this head of safeguarding
Why sustainability can’t be left to individual teachers
Leaders need to champion ‘learning for sustainability’ so that it becomes a central part of the culture of a school, says this teacher
Adolescence is powerful TV - but why the tired teacher tropes?
Amid widespread praise for the hit Netflix show, this teacher questions why – yet again – teachers have to be portrayed in such a negative light
Would a legal win for private schools on VAT actually change anything?
Today the government will be forced to defend its policy of VAT on independent school fees in the High Court. But what will happen if the private school claimants win?
What we keep getting wrong about reading and parents
There are unhelpful assumptions about families baked in to our reading guidance, writes Megan Dixon, so we must question these whenever we find them
Monday
Giving ex-Ofsted chief a seat in Lords ‘is inappropriate’
Headteacher groups write to the House of Lords to voice concerns over the reported nomination of former chief inspector Amanda Spielman
How trusts can play their part in creating a ‘civic dividend’
The success of a project to improve student outcomes shows what can come from trusts collaborating with other bodies, writes one trust CEO
Scottish children’s commissioner: Too many children let down by education system
Nicola Killean calls on the Scottish government to ‘urgently’ redesign education, and criticises ‘glacial’ reform
