Friday
How ‘open classrooms’ can enhance CPD
Introducing an informal programme of lesson visits has proved so successful that this school plans to do it all again next year
Rising EHCPs overwhelming schools and short-changing families
As education, health and care plans rise, Sendco Deborah Hollingsworth argues that a lack of special school places and strategic planning is creating unrelenting challenges for vulnerable families
EIS backs industrial action over teachers’ contact time
Urgent action is needed to relieve the pressure on teachers as the profession is ‘on its knees’, hears annual gathering of Scotland’s biggest teaching union
Cutting workload is in our sights after pay battle win, says EIS boss
EIS general secretary Andrea Bradley sets out the union’s priorities for year ahead, hailing the success of teacher pay campaign but urging members to be ready for more fights to come
Teacher exodus shows workload, pay and flexibility must be fixed
Jack Worth from NFER examines the latest teacher workforce data to show why the government must resolve myriad issues for recruiting and retaining teachers – and quickly
ASN underfunding blamed for ‘unacceptable violence’ in schools
EIS says better reporting of violent incidents in schools is essential and that a shortage of specialist teachers and pupil support assistants is a big part of the problem
Ignore us and risk more strikes, NEU warns Keegan
More teacher strikes could take place from 3 July as union calls on education secretary to resume talks and publish pay plans
DfE challenged over allocating schools to MATs
Trust leaders back parents’ call for answers on how the Department for Education makes decisions on moving schools into trusts
Heads alarm over DfE school checks after Gibb goes ‘ballistic’
Union leader raises alarm after schools minister complains about the government dropping English Baccalaureate from metrics measuring schools
Ofsted under fire over refusal to share inspection evidence
Schools are resorting to submitting freedom of information requests to see Ofsted’s evidence base for school judgements but most bids are being rejected, Tes can reveal
Do teacher bonuses increase pupil outcomes in poorer areas?
A new US study has found that paying teachers a bonus based on pupil outcomes can have a huge impact – as well as significant implications for education systems worldwide
