General
Friday
1st Mar 2024
ECF: 1 in 5 new teachers not ready for workload
A significant number of tutors also believe the Early Career Framework has no impact on whether new teachers are likely to stay in the profession
Birmingham bankruptcy and childcare cuts: the painful truth for schools
Funding disasters at councils nationwide make it clear why schools have had to take on so many more pastoral and social care responsibilities – but that cannot hold forever, warns Sam Freedman
Whitehall ‘must not dictate’ teacher training entitlement
Report will interrogate Labour’s announcement that it would work with schools to deliver a ‘teacher training entitlement’ if elected
Exclusive
9 in 10 large MATs expect to grow by 2025
Tes reveals the multi-academy trusts planning to expand, consolidate or halt growth in the next two years
IFS: Schools need £700m more funding next year
To restore purchasing power lost since 2010, schools would need £3.2 billion in extra funding, the think tank warns
Thursday
29th Feb 2024
DfE urges lower teacher pay rise next year
The government has recommended teacher pay awards return to ‘a more sustainable level’ for 2024-25
Adnodd boss: Good resources will ‘help bring CfW to life’
The right resources will be crucial to helping teachers make a success of the new curriculum, says the chief executive of Wales’ new resources body
Weekly round-up: Teacher pay and absence crackdown
Your essential education news this week includes the government recommending a lower teacher pay rise and schools being forced to share daily attendance data
How the power of service can tackle rising NEET numbers
Getting more young people into work and supporting their communities can help boost economic outcomes and the life chances of thousands of young people
Teaching assistant pay: Unions call for 10% rise
Pay rise is essential for school support staff battling the cost-of-living crisis, real-terms pay cuts and increasing job stress, say unions
Assessment: Teachers face ‘significant AI burden’
Teachers need more support to identify ‘undeclared’ use of artificial intelligence in coursework, school and exam leaders warn
NI schools ‘let down’ by new buildings funding withdrawal
Education minister Paul Givan seeks to reassure schools after accusing UK government of ‘reneging’ on a financial commitment to integrated schools