Friday
Consultants selling training on new Ofsted system before it’s finalised
School leaders are warned not to pay for courses that promise preparation for Ofsted changes that are still under consultation
Ofsted plans will ‘sledgehammer’ teacher recruitment, warns ASCL
Speaking to Tes as ASCL’s annual conference begins, general secretary Pepe Di’Iasio issues a warning about Ofsted’s inspection changes and calls on the government to ‘show the money’ for its pledge to recruit 6,500 teachers
Social media being ‘weaponised’ against schools and teachers
ASCL president tells conference that tech billionaires should be forced to protect pupils from the dangers of their technology
Thursday
Northern Education Trust appoints new CEO
Jane Wilson will take over from Rob Tarn, who is leaving the 30-school MAT at the end of the month
Violence against support staff at ‘unacceptable’ level, says minister
Most school support staff in Scotland say it has ‘become part of the job to expect violence’, hear MSPs
Why Ofsted isn’t serving disadvantaged children
The new scorecard and toolkits do a better job of recognising socioeconomic diversity, but there are still barriers to inclusion, argues Sutton Trust’s Charlotte O’Regan
How Headteachers’ Roundtable is refocusing for the Labour era
Co-chairs of the headteachers’ group tell Dan Worth why, despite a change in government, the need to ensure the voice of those leading schools is heard is as vital as ever
Without money, Labour’s aim for 6,500 more teachers looks tough
The Department for Education will have to try other routes to entice new teachers, but the chance of success is unclear, explains Jack Worth
Teacher pay should rise by more than 3%, say experts
Pay should then increase by more than 6% from 2026-27, according to the National Foundation for Educational Research
Wednesday
Sir Martyn: Inclusion must be ‘ingrained’ in school culture
Schools are not serving their communities if they off-roll or never take on disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils, warns Ofsted chief inspector
Gilruth: Attainment Challenge cash ‘plugging gaps in welfare state’
The power of the Scottish Attainment Challenge in closing the disadvantage gap in education has been ‘eroded’, says the education secretary, as she comes under fire
8 ideas to inform your school’s mobile phone policy
The Welsh government has been advised not to pursue an outright ban on phones in schools – so what do teachers and pupils think should be done?
