General
Monday
27th Nov 2023
What artificial intelligence could mean for music tuition
AI offers myriad practical benefits to music teachers but will never fully replicate human interaction, says Linda Boyd
New Scottish Qualifications Authority chair announced
Shirley Rogers will have to steer the SQA through reform as it prepares to be replaced by a new national body in the coming years
Better together: The power of state-private partnerships
Private and state schools can achieve so much working together, says Independent Schools Council chief Julie Robinson
How do teachers know if they can trust a journal article?
Identifying quality research can be particularly difficult in education, says Christian Bokhove, who advises how to sort the wheat from the chaff
Saturday
25th Nov 2023
Tes News podcast: Ofsted’s final year under Spielman
Join the Tes News team as they discuss a week dominated by Ofsted after it released its final annual report before the change of the guard and a new era for the watchdog
‘Nearly half’ of support staff looking for better-paid work
Two-thirds of support staff, including teaching assistants, say their workload has increased over the past year, a Unison survey reveals
Behaviour management: is consistency even possible?
For years consistency has been seen as the holy grail for behaviour management. But what does it really mean? And has its impact been overrated? Dan Worth talks to experts
Friday
24th Nov 2023
Attendance: DfE plans £15m mentor pilot expansion
The department is seeking a potential partner to expand its three-year intensive mentoring programme to 10 Priority Education Investment Areas
Violence ‘a growing problem’ in Scottish schools
Most schools say teachers are being subjected to violence and aggression on a daily basis, an EIS poll shows
Ofsted complaints shake-up gets green light
From next year, schools will be able to contact Ofsted the day after an inspection if they are unhappy – plus other changes announced by the inspectorate
MAT sector at ‘tipping point’, leaders warn
A MAT chief has also called for the streamlining of a complicated system amid rising parental complaints to schools post-Covid
Less than 2 in 5 ‘good and improving’ schools get top Ofsted rating
Schools rated ‘good and improving’ were more than twice as likely to be upgraded if judged under inspectorate’s old framework, Tes analysis shows
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