Wednesday
Teacher pensions: everything you need to know
Teacher pensions can be confusing, but this handy guide explains everything from how much you might pay to what you will receive when you retire
What schools need to get right on AI
Finding the right balance between embracing AI but ensuring it does not dominate and rob young people of necessary knowledge is critical, argues David Monis-Weston
Tuesday
Teacher pay: £400m ‘headroom’ only covers part of rise, DfE admits
The DfE makes admission on teacher pay funding as it announces more than £1 billion to cover schools’ increased national insurance contributions
Becky Francis: We’ll resist ‘non-educationalists’ who want revolution
Writing exclusively for Tes, Professor Becky Francis details why the curriculum and assessment review does not support calls for ‘revolution not evolution’
Curriculum review interim report: all you need to know
The curriculum and assessment review’s interim report highlights concerns with KS2 writing assessment, the Spag test and ‘indefensible’ outcomes for some GCSE resit students
Labour MPs block Tory bid to ban mobile phones in schools
Measures are already in place to allow schools to ban phones, says education minister
Why we fear Ofsted is not really listening
Two former HMIs explain why, despite Ofsted overlooking their Alternative Big Listen findings, they continue to push the inspectorate to hear other views – and want your help
Why we need a better definition of ‘wellbeing’
We use the term constantly, says Megan Dixon, but if we don’t have a clear definition, how can we know if we’re making progress?
Monitor ‘invisible’ pupil moves, government told
It is ‘not possible to assess which schools are inclusive’ using official data, report warns
Stephen Morgan: DfE still ‘thinking through’ behaviour strategy
The education minister is ‘concerned’ by reports of poor behaviour in the classroom, he tells Tes
Monday
Budget cuts and geography form ‘barriers’ to council support
The quality of support schools receive from local authorities is ‘variable’, say inspectors, although strengths include strategic leadership and collaboration between schools and councils
History shows freedom is key to academies’ success. Let’s keep it that way
The new director of the New Schools Network outlines why she hopes the government reverses course on the efforts to curtail academy freedoms
