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Thursday
21st Nov 2024
Behaviour got worse during hubs programme, say pupils
Schools with high levels of deprivation benefitted more from the government’s behaviour hubs scheme, official evaluation shows
Four providers awarded contracts to deliver ECF
Best Practice Network – one of the current providers of the Early Career Framework – has not been awarded a new contract, Tes understands
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Headship turnover may be ‘accelerated’ by VAT on private school fees
Independent schools could also ‘struggle’ with teacher pay as a result of the tax, sector leaders tell the Schools and Academies Show
DfE aims to announce 2025 teacher pay award in April
The 2024 process and pay award announcement faced delays as a result of the general election in July
Suspensions and exclusions up by a third in a year
Pressures on schools highlighted after government data shows surge in suspensions and permanent exclusions
Schools minister: RISE teams will also work on finance and resource management
The DfE’s new regional improvement offer will include the deployment of school resource management advisers
‘Compassion fatigue’ hitting school donations, warns MAT leader
Tom Campbell of E-ACT highlights ‘heartbreaking’ decline in donations from local businesses and charities as schools face rising challenges
Three things the best school leaders do to improve literacy
The widespread issues with reading among young people are well understood, but how can senior leaders go about turning the tide? We visited schools that have successfully raised standards
Wednesday
20th Nov 2024
Digital exams ‘not economic’ without wider changes
Ofqual chief says we are likely to see the digitisation of exams happening ‘incrementally’ rather than in a ‘big bang’
Ofsted says it will not rate ‘individual’ teachers
Watchdog director also says new inspection framework may focus more on ‘statutory outcomes’ and that defining inclusion is ‘very tricky’
Heads’ leaders call for primary tests to be scrapped
The multiplication tables check and phonics screening check are ‘unnecessary’, the NAHT tells the government’s review of curriculum and assessment
Social media in schools: the pros and cons in a changing landscape
With many schools reassessing their use of social media platforms, Nuzhat Uthmani weighs up the benefits and the potential challenges of having an online presence