Monday
Teachers to get 5.5% pay rise
The government has accepted the independent pay body’s recommendations on teacher pay for 2024-25
Academy funding: 7 findings from ESFA annual report
Nearly 50 allegations of fraud were made against academy trusts in the past year, report reveals
Why CPD must focus on what matters in the classroom
Top-down, generic professional learning will have limited impact on the quality of teaching, says Stuart Farmer
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
