General
Thursday
20th Jul 2023
DfE confirms it is backing Oliver as next Ofsted chief
Sir Martyn Oliver says ‘prioritising inclusion and aiming for the highest standards in all areas’ will remain his key principles when he is in charge of Ofsted
How could we change teacher pay and career paths?
A number of new proposals have been put forward to restructure teacher pay and career pathways in order to tackle the retention crisis. Yvonne Williams examines how feasible they could be
10 questions with...Benedick Ashmore-Short
The chief executive of The Park Academies Trust talks to Tes about his ballet background, Eminem and nearly becoming a Blue Peter presenter
Wednesday
19th Jul 2023
Schools to be measured on girls’ access to PE
Mandatory equality criteria to be phased into awards scheme will recognise schools for improving PE access for girls and encouraging physical activity
NEU: Third of executive vote against 6.5% pay deal
A faction within the NEU has launched its own ‘Educators Say No!’ campaign, urging members to vote against accepting the latest pay award and against ending industrial action
NPQ take-up still far off 150,000 government target
At the end of the second year in a three-year target, the DfE has recorded just 63,454 funded National Professional Qualification course starts
MAT leaders warn DfE over ‘mass consolidation agenda’
Multi-academy trust bosses share concerns with the department’s Regions Group chief as he sets out how new academisation decision-making process will work
Exclusive
Revealed: the impact of Teach First in schools
With the Teach First training route turning 20 years old this year, the effects it is having on student attainment, leadership and retention have been revealed by new research, says NFER school workforce lead Jack Worth
The moment that changed my teaching this year
As we head into the summer holidays, Paul Bacon speaks to teachers and school leaders about how they have adapted their practice for the better in the past academic year
General election: ‘Burning need’ to prioritise schools
Competing demands for funds mean there is a ‘genuine risk’ that education will lose out in the next general election, says think tank
Tuesday
18th Jul 2023
Revealed: the cost of reshuffles and other key points from DfE accounts
The Department for Education has published its annual accounts for 2022-23. Here is everything you need to know
Pepe Di’Iasio nominated for ASCL general secretary
Outgoing general secretary Geoff Barton says ‘time is right for a new leader with a fresh approach’