General
Tuesday
14th May 2024
Participation in standardised tests yet to reach pre-Covid levels
Overall SNSA participation last year was just below 90%, reinvigorating calls for the tests to be scrapped and money invested in school staff instead
Digital coaching: helping teachers make the most of edtech
A digital learning coach explains how she works to help teachers stay abreast of new edtech ideas to help enhance lessons, from chatbots to AI
‘Significant’ primary teacher shortages likely despite falling rolls
Raising teacher pay by less than national average should be ‘unthinkable’ for the next government, experts warn
Pensions grants shortfalls leave schools £70K worse off
Union leaders tell education secretary they are ‘extremely concerned’ that pensions grants do not cover costs
Daily worship in schools opposed by most leaders
The law requiring schools in England to hold daily acts of collective worship is ‘divisive’ and ‘deeply unpopular’, according to a survey for the National Secular Society
Teachers spend increasing time on mental health support, finds research
Teach First polling highlights workload pressure on teachers due to worsening pupil mental health, as well as potential impact on the recruitment and retention crisis
Monday
13th May 2024
DfE: special and AP free school bids by MATs have better chance of success
To ensure the ‘resilience’ of future free schools, multi-academy trusts will be more likely to be successful in the competitive process, new guidance states
Are teachers’ views on Scottish education reform being heard?
The National Discussion was billed as the most ambitious consultation ever on the future of Scottish education – but did it live up to its grand claims?
Continued workforce strategy delay ‘deeply disappointing’
Leaders respond to schools minister’s refusal, in his recent interview with Tes, to guarantee long-awaited update before general election
Exclusive
What should the top teachers in Australia be paid?
Despite a teacher shortage, Australian policymakers have not got a grip on the need to improve teacher salaries to aid retention, argues John Cole