General
Monday
2nd Sep 2024
New Scottish teacher pay offer tabled
Teacher representatives had set a deadline of noon today for a ‘credible’ offer and will now consider response in meetings this week
Single-word judgements overhaul - vive la révolution?
CST deputy CEO Steve Rollett takes a page from the history books to consider how revolutionary the end of Ofsted’s one-word judgements is – and what comes next
End of Ofsted’s overall judgements ‘is a beacon of hope’
The chair of the Headteachers’ Roundtable explains how the tide has turned against single-word Ofsted judgements, and why today’s decision is a ‘champagne moment’
Phillipson: Teachers may be ‘nervous’ to return to class after riots
Education secretary highlights need for schools to feel ‘safe’ after ‘shocking and criminal acts of racism and Islamophobia’ this summer
Overall Ofsted judgement scrapped, but challenges remain
In today’s Tes Daily newsletter, editor Jon Severs offers his view on why we need to interrogate the DfE’s decision to scrap single-word overall grades more deeply
DfE scraps Ofsted single-word school inspection grades
Single-word headline judgements to be removed with ‘immediate effect’ as part of a government shake-up of school accountability and improvement
Friday
30th Aug 2024
Academy transparency fears as regional advisory meetings halted
Important strategic decisions facing multi-academy trusts must be addressed with ‘due speed’, says Confederation of School Trusts
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Scottish schools waiting nearly two decades for inspection
Entire childhoods have come and gone in the time since a small number of Scotland’s schools last went through a full inspection
Becky Francis: What the curriculum and assessment review will and won’t do
Writing exclusively for Tes, Professor Becky Francis explains how she will approach leading the curriculum and assessment review
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DfE reveals curriculum and assessment review panel members
The panel supporting Professor Becky Francis’ government curriculum and assessment review has been unveiled