Monday
Can you trust a reading age?
Reading ages are a staple of reading assessment in many schools, says Megan Dixon. But how much faith should we put in the results of these tests?
Curriculum review: Be careful what you wish for
While it’s right we consider what we are teaching, let’s not forget curriculum reform today can have long-term consequences, says Caroline Barlow
Friday
Teachers need ‘mandatory’ SEND training, says report
A report by the Centre for Young Lives and Children of the North has also highlighted a ‘postcode lottery’ in the wait for EHCPs
Wellbeing: Can compassion be taught in schools?
Research has found that compassion reduces anxiety and stress and can improve emotional regulation – so how can staff and students learn to put it into practice?
Schools warned as one in six vapes found to contain spice
A study testing vapes confiscated from schools in England found 16.6 per cent contained spice
Thursday
Teacher trainees failing to qualify hits 6-year high
Government data also shows the number of postgraduate teacher trainees joining the workforce is estimated to be down by more than 5,000 in 2022-23
Drop in schools using NTP amid funding cut
School leaders warned at the start of the year that it would be harder for them to come up with the money needed to continue tutoring
Teacher shortages: DfE considers review of profession
The new government is weighing up a review of the teaching profession to look at flexible working and pay and conditions, according to details seen by Tes
Absence still high despite drive to boost attendance
Pupil absence has remained stubbornly high this year in spite of the previous government’s efforts to bring attendance back to pre-pandemic levels
Wednesday
New law ‘not enough’ to protect Scotland’s languages
Proposed new law will not ‘create the necessary conditions to address the challenges facing the Gaelic language’, warns Holyrood committee
Call to open ASN tribunal to all rejected by government
Widening the additional support needs tribunal’s jurisdiction could result in ‘unnecessary escalation’, says education secretary Jenny Gilruth
Oak misses summer curriculum target due to music delay
The quango previously committed to releasing full curriculum packages for its first set of lesson planning and teaching resources by summer 2024
