Friday
Teacher shortage: Low pay risking education quality, STRB warns
Action is needed ‘sooner rather than later’ to fix the recruitment crisis, the teacher pay review body has warned
Balancing budgets and attendance top governor challenges
A new annual survey from the National Governance Association reveals the pressures and priorities facing the sector
MPs call for DfE answers on RAAC and asbestos in schools
DfE’s most senior civil servant apologises after asbestos was found during school demolition work resulting in building closure
Keegan backs heads driving absent pupils to school ‘if necessary’
Gillian Keegan said headteachers had a ‘duty’ to get children to school in a TV interview, but heads’ union says comments were ‘unhelpful’
Non-specialist maths teachers need more CPD, says Ofsted
The inspectorate says the struggle to recruit and retain maths specialists is a challenge for many schools
Ofsted: 8 findings on history teaching
The inspectorate says the erosion of history as a subject has been reversed
5 ways to scale SEND best practice across a trust
How do you expand SEND best practice across all the schools in a MAT? Simon Creasey looks at how different organisations are innovating to ensure inclusivity
Thursday
Gibb: ‘Wrong to teach GCSEs over 3 years’
Schools minister Nick Gibb defends EBacc and Progress 8 against fierce criticism from Lord Baker
Teachers offered 6.5% pay deal
The government has accepted the STRB’s recommendation for teacher pay in England
Strikes: Use of supply staff during walkouts ruled unlawful
Unions have won a High Court legal challenge against the government over a law allowing the use of supply staff to cover staff taking industrial action
