General
Tuesday
6th Feb 2024
Heads call for Ofsted exemption for RAAC schools
The ‘unacceptable’ time it has taken for the government to act on the RAAC crisis is causing ‘financial detriment’ to schools, ASCL warns
Scots language ‘milestone’ reached with course for teachers
Teachers across a wide range of subjects and sectors have signed up to a course that underlines the ‘transformative role’ Scots language can play in schools
How effective is the testing effect, really?
The idea that repeated testing improves performance is well-established, but there’s a gap between effects in the lab and how an approach works in the classroom, says Megan Dixon
Barran: RAAC-hit schools ‘left on their own’ by councils
Academies minister says the DfE is ‘worried about the support some primary schools are getting from their local authorities’
Big rise in academy trusts with in-year deficits
The latest Kreston UK Academies Benchmark Report has found that more trusts are having to eat into their reserves as they cope with financial uncertainty
Monday
5th Feb 2024
NASUWT to run ballot on industrial action over pay
NASUWT becomes the second teachers’ union to announce that it is consulting its members about industrial action
Mental health: Are schools being asked to do too much?
With mental health difficulties among children on the rise, a team of researchers question whether schools should be seen as the solution
Schools alone can’t support children’s mental health
As Children’s Mental Health Week gets underway, it is clear that the government needs to invest in specialist provision to back up the good work that schools are doing, says these policy experts
School funding for car chargers to sell energy to drivers
The chargers can be used for staff and visitors, but the Department for Transport says they could also help schools generate revenue through sale to the public
Sunday
4th Feb 2024
Keegan: ‘Earn and learn’ route will broaden teaching appeal
In an interview with Tes, the education secretary talks about unveiling the Teacher Degree Apprenticeship and what she hopes it will achieve
DfE to launch Teacher Degree Apprenticeship pilot for maths
The education secretary says the move will ‘broaden the pipeline’ of recruits into the profession