General
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
Friday
2nd Feb 2024
MPs back persistent school absence bill
Measures will require councils in England to promote regular school attendance
Revealed: What to expect from new Sendco NPQ
DfE names providers that will be delivering the new Sendco national professional qualification from autumn this year
DfE urged to rethink school transgender proposals
Coalition guide calls on schools to only engage with parents of a gender-questioning child ‘with explicit consent’ of the young person
Safeguarding review: 5 key points for DSLs
The annual Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel report contains key information for school safeguarding leads to help shape future practice and avoid serious incidents occurring
‘If Ofsted wants to change, it must assert its independence’
Sir Martyn Oliver should use the calls for Ofsted reform to reassert the fact the inspectorate reports directly to Parliament, not the DfE, says Geraint Jones