General
Friday
15th Mar 2024
We need to know which children aren’t in school
The lack of proper data on children not in school obstructs efforts to support the vulnerable, says an MP who has introduced a bill to create a not-in-school register
Teachers’ views on wellbeing revealed in new survey
The latest Tes Schools Wellbeing Report, released this morning, highlights school staff’s opinions on workload, funding and confidence in their roles
Exclusive
Outgoing union boss to chair oracy commission
Geoff Barton to take role after Labour said its Curriculum and Assessment Review will explore how to weave oracy into lessons throughout school
GCSEs 2024: Exam board to trial AI in summer exams
The country’s biggest exam board will test how AI can be used to provide ‘quality assurance’ to human marking
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Thursday
14th Mar 2024
Faster school mental health team rollout urged amid ‘crisis’
Calls for more support for schools after children’s commissioner report shows children are waiting ‘far too long’ for mental health treatment
Weekly round-up: ITT target cut and Keegan ‘punch’ row
Tes’ education news round-up includes the lowering of the target for recruiting secondary teacher trainees and controversy over Gillian Keegan’s Ofsted ‘punch’ comment
FM accepts classroom violence is causing new teachers to drop out
Humza Yousaf made the admission when quizzed about a Tes Scotland exclusive revealing almost one in five probationers have opted out of this year’s induction scheme
Badly run and designed schools create additional needs, hear MSPs
Over a third of Scottish pupils have an ASN, but that figure would be lower if school buildings and cultures were developed with all pupils in mind, says expert
Why time for pupil volunteering is always worthwhile
As part of The Big Help Out happening later this year, ASCL’s Geoff Barton explains why he believes it is important schools find the time for volunteering efforts
Leading a global school group’s response to AI
Head of artificial intelligence at Globeducate, Clara Hawking, explains the focus of her work and why she believes it is vital both teachers and pupils are taught about this emerging area
Suspended students ‘a year behind at GCSE’
Report calls for schools to be given the resources they need to reduce suspensions