Wednesday
Tackle ‘macho’ school culture to retain teachers, DfE told
Evidence to a parliamentary inquiry on recruitment and retention also includes repeated calls to make teaching more flexible
Boys more enthused than girls by school for first time
Since 1990 teenage girls in Scotland had been more positive about school but that has now changed, according to longitudinal survey that also raises concerns about students’ overall satisfaction with school
How to unlock the power of state-private school partnerships
Leaders at Eton and Holyport College explain how they share expertise through a Centre for Innovation and Research in Learning (CIRL) – and why it’s a model for more such partnerships in the future
NTP: Better ways to help disadvantaged, say school leaders
Most school leaders favour other types of support for poorer pupils over the government’s flagship catch-up tutoring scheme, study finds
Tuesday
Oak seeks schools and trusts to produce new lesson resources
£7 million will be spent on the second round of subjects, including relationships and sex education and modern foreign languages
Teacher strikes set to clash with 4 in 10 transition days
Sports days, school trips and work experience placements could also be affected by plans for two strike dates in July, a Teacher Tapp survey reveals
Teacher recruitment crisis: 6 warnings MPs heard today
The scale of the teacher recruitment and retention problems has been laid bare in evidence to a Commons inquiry today
Ofsted: Lords to question Spielman on EBacc focus
Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman is set to give evidence to a House of Lords inquiry this week
Should restraint and seclusion school guidance become law?
A Scottish Labour MSP is seeking views on new legislation to ensure that incidents of restraint and seclusion in schools are recorded and that there a clear route for complaints
What a ‘whole-school nurturing approach’ should involve
Two educational psychologists in Scotland respond to suggestions by a teaching union that nurture approaches ‘mask’ behaviour issues
Could Moocs replace your next Inset session?
Traditional professional development models are falling out of step with teachers’ working practices, says Megan Dixon, but massive online open courses could be the answer
