Tuesday
Should you start every lesson with a retrieval quiz?
The ‘do now’ retrieval quiz has become a fixture of many classrooms, but Alex Quigley questions whether these quizzes are always as helpful as we’d like them to be
DfE to fund half of catch-up tutoring costs next year
Government funding for the NTP catch-up tutoring scheme will be higher than expected – but less than school leaders say is needed
Safeguarding concerns rising, say 3 in 4 school staff
More guidance needed on how to deal with safeguarding issues such as sexual harassment and violence, Tes survey suggests
Why we can’t leave government to create a school system alone
In response to Tes editor Jon Severs calling for more clarity on what an academy trust-led school system should look like, Leora Cruddas argues that we should take on the responsibility of definition ourselves
Tackle violence in Scottish schools, say Tories
Conservatives’ call for a plan to address violence in Scotland’s schools comes amid fears teachers are facing an ‘aggression epidemic’
School support staff to vote on striking over pay
Teaching assistants among staff being balloted on strike action today by Unison over a flat rate £1,925 pay offer
Monday
Revealed: the schools getting urgent buildings cash
Hundreds fewer projects have been given the go-ahead by the DfE than in each of the previous three years, Tes analysis finds
Ofsted told to declare ‘duty of care to teachers’
Leading doctor calls for action from Ofsted and an MPs’ inquiry after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry
Scottish Parliament petition calls for educational resource on abortion
Petitioner says ‘it is essential for all young people to receive medically accurate and health-focused education on abortion’
1 in 4 teachers face allegations from parents or pupils
Male teachers are more likely to have been the subject of a pupil allegation, findings show
