Monday
How the DfE plans to intervene in schools
The DfE sets out its plans for new RISE teams working with ‘stuck schools’ and those needing significant improvement
How we turn our good education system into something great
CST CEO Leora Cruddas outlines why education secretary Bridget Phillipson is right to praise the past – but also to seek to create an even better future
Why Ofsted ditching deep dives is a mistake
The inspection system wasn’t perfect, argues former inspector Mark Enser, but are we running the risk of introducing something worse?
Tes Schools Awards 2025 adds new inclusion category as entries open
The Tes Schools Awards has added a new category for inclusion excellence at a trust level and four new judges, as entries open for this year’s awards
DfE reveals first RISE advisers
The Department for Education has released the names of 20 advisers working in new Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) teams
What I got wrong about my students’ learning
I created engaging and interesting lessons, writes Mark Enser, but I had lost sight of one crucial aspect of pedagogy
Interview: Sir Martyn Oliver defends report card plan
In an interview with Tes, Ofsted’s chief inspector says the watchdog’s plans will provide a fairer approach to school inspections
Ofsted’s report cards: what are inspectors set to judge schools on?
Ofsted has set out its plans for new inspections launching in November this year. Here are the key areas inspectors will judge schools on
Ofsted’s report cards: everything you need to know
The new school report cards will launch in November, with plans to scrap ungraded inspections and subject deep dives
Friday
Government revokes academy order after school’s legal threat
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has confirmed that Glebefields Primary School will no longer have to academise in an ‘exceptional’ case
MSPs told to act on fears that ‘education is failing young people’
There is ‘an obsession with trying to hammer square pegs into circular fittings when it comes to education’, heard Scottish Parliament session where young people shared their frustrations
