Tuesday
Changing the story on child poverty in the North East
A combined authority leader explains how they have been working with schools in the North East to help meet family needs and improve children’s education experiences
Teacher development research push could yield huge benefits
The executive director of research at the National Institute of Teaching explains why a major review of teacher development strategies aims to have a far-reaching impact
Project to track teacher training impact on pupils
TIDE aims to bring together data to explore how or what approaches to teacher training, classroom practice and CPD impact pupil outcomes
Monday
Funding needed to keep NI schools open, warns new minister
Education ‘cannot continue with current levels of capital funding’, says Northern Ireland’s new minister
Cutting tutoring funding would be ‘national travesty’
Schools have indicated they could not afford to carry on providing catch-up tutoring if the government stops the NTP subsidy
We don’t need ‘magic bullets’ to help pupils with SEND
Improvements to our SEND system are desperately needed, but teachers already possess a wealth of powerful strategies that can make a difference, says Alex Quigley
Why all schools need funded CPD leaders
As mentoring becomes embedded in schools, is it time to set out a similar requirement for CPD so staff get access to the right course, at the right time?
Sunday
4 ways for Scottish schools to boost teaching and learning
The day-to-day demands of schools should not get in the way of the art and craft of teaching, says Alan Gillespie
Is situational judgement the key to better teaching?
Effective teaching isn’t only about having the right strategies but understanding when and how to use them in different contexts, says Harry Madgwick
Friday
RAAC heads call for timescale on rebuilding plans
With 119 RAAC-affected schools being told they will be rebuilt, heads warn they ‘do not want to waste public money’ on temporary solutions
Higher absence and suspension rates ‘more likely’ in large trusts
Multi-academy trusts with 10 or more schools in a phase also achieve higher attainment and progress for disadvantaged pupils, finds Education Policy Institute
Pandemic: Call for action on language development
Post-Covid call comes as NHS data shows increase in number of children and young people waiting for speech and language therapy
