General
Wednesday
24th Apr 2024
Ofsted: Leaders must police AI impact on outcomes
Watchdog will hold heads to account over the use of AI in their schools by staff and students
Claire Burton takes the lead at DfE Regions Group
London regional director steps in as acting director general of the Regions Group while John Edwards takes leave for health reasons
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Poor mental health ‘fuelling’ absence crisis, DfE told
Report warns against ‘punitive approaches’ like parent fines to tackle the problem of low school attendance
Tuesday
23rd Apr 2024
Fitness to teach cases in Scotland hit 10-year high
General Teaching Council for Scotland says the spike is due to an increase in the number of teachers being referred and difficulties progressing cases, including during the pandemic
5 ways to work with mistakes in the classroom
Encouraging a culture of risk-taking and development means embracing things going wrong, writes Jason Ford
Monday
22nd Apr 2024
Starmer: Halt ‘damaging decline’ of PE
Labour says it would boost pupils’ access to team sports and reform the PE curriculum
A simple but radical new way to assess writing
Measuring writing development can be a tricky process, writes Megan Dixon, but a new systematic review proposes an easy and effective approach
Most schools train leaders to tackle rising parental complaints
The poll findings follow a Tes investigation showing schools are struggling to tackle an explosion in complaints from parents since Covid
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5 ways to support reading for pleasure in the classroom
Research suggests that reading for pleasure boosts both wellbeing and attainment across all subjects
A 4-point plan for transparent AI use in schools
A former teacher who has written a book on artificial intelligence explains how an AI transparency statement could help ease concerns over its use in schools