Monday
No-warning emails to teachers ‘show job insecurity’
Council criticised for emailing teachers just before school holidays to say they would be out of work after the summer, which the EIS union says reflects problems across Scotland
De Souza: Bring in SEND reforms ‘quickly’
Children’s commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza calls for a ‘radical rehaul’ of the approach to SEND support in response to new DfE figures
Sunak warned 6.5% pay rise for teachers is ‘bare minimum’
Union leader says any rejection of the independent pay review body’s recommendations will ‘simply embolden teachers to vote for further strike action’
Trusts can’t afford an unfunded 6.5% pay rise
Academy trusts don’t have the cash reserves to swallow up a sizeable teacher pay increase on their own – funding from government will be essential, warns this MAT accountancy specialist
Friday
Scottish school wins big at Tes Schools Awards
Alva Academy in Clackmannanshire has scooped two awards at tonight’s ceremony in London
Revealed: the Tes Schools Awards 2023 winners
The Tes Schools Awards ceremony celebrated the amazing achievements of schools and teachers, including a lifetime achievement award for former national schools commissioner Dr Elizabeth Sidwell
Why SEND data lacks rigour and consistency
As the Department for Education releases annual statistical data on special educational needs in England’s schools, Deborah Hollingsworth argues that the phrase ‘SEND support’ is too open to interpretation and can mean a vastly different experience for pupils and Sendcos
DfE mulls tougher Ofsted role in new catch-up plan
Fresh “national action plan” considered as government acknowledges that efforts to help pupils catch up after the pandemic have failed to reach “all who need it”
Thursday
Pupils with SEND in schools top 1.5m
New data shows 87,000 more pupils have SEND in English schools this year, with the numbers of EHCPs and those receiving SEN support also on the increase
Weekly round-up: Teacher shortages and more strikes
This week’s essential education news and analysis includes warnings to government about the scale of the teacher recruitment and retention crisis, criticism over the timing of next month’s planned strikes and expert insight into how schools can tap into the power of marketing
How teaching lost its vocation status, and how to get it back
The devaluation of teaching as a vocation is driving people to leave and putting graduates off the job, says head Simon Larter-Evans – but there is a way to rebuild the pride in our profession
