Tuesday
Welsh teachers to receive 5.5% pay rise in 2024-25
The Welsh government says it is matching the teacher pay award in England because of the ‘no detriment principle’
Who is running for Commons Education Select Committee chair?
Nominations for the next chair of the education committee closed yesterday. Tes takes a look at who is in the running
Ministers ‘need clear strategy for teacher mental health’
The teacher wellbeing charity Education Support identified a record number of callers to its helpline as being at risk of suicide in the past quarter
Monday
Take action over MAT teacher pension move, DfE urged
Union demands government intervention in response to the biggest multi-academy trust’s plan to introduce an alternative teacher pension scheme
How marshmallows could make your students more successful
Are your classes struggling to get back into the swing of studying? Alex Quigley offers wisdom from an iconic psychological experiment
‘Serious dangers’ in assuming schools are back to normal post-Covid
Schools will face challenges from the pandemic for years to come, warns Tim Oates in a new report
Pupil behaviour will get worse, teachers warn
Former Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw also says school leaders ‘must not be intimidated by unsupportive and sometimes aggressive parents’
Friday
Give new inspectorate power to scrap grading, say Scottish heads
Scottish schools do not receive overall ratings post-inspection – but they are graded on key aspects of their work and now secondary heads are calling for that to end
Ofsted report cards: We can’t replace one flawed system with another
Establishing a new school inspection model will be challenging, but we must approach Ofsted reform with optimism, says ASCL leader
Bridget Phillipson on her plan for the quiet revolution of education
In an exclusive interview with Tes, education secretary Bridget Phillipson lays out her vision for the sector and her views on everything from behaviour and SEND to MATs and funding
Thursday
Dukes Education expands into Romania
Verita International School in Bucharest – which was founded in 1982 and has a roll of more than 600 students – has joined the schools group
Ofsted Academy chief: School inspections will always be ‘high stakes’
Matthew Purves tells Tes how he will ensure lessons learned about quality and consistency of inspectors’ conduct will feed into Ofsted Academy, to help the watchdog ‘reset’ its relationship with schools
