Friday
Revealed: Tes Schools Awards 2023 shortlist
Find out who has made the list this year as Tes prepares to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of school leaders and staff
Study finds ‘no crisis’ in Scottish teacher education
But schools want more say in the grading of student teachers on placement, with some believing universities are guilty of passing students ‘who are struggling’
Gibb: More targeted funding would undermine school autonomy
The only way the DfE can move away from ‘averages’ in calculating school funding is if the government more strongly dictates how schools spend their money, the schools minister tells Tes exclusively
DfE axes National Leaders of Governance scheme
The government will not be extending reviews programme for schools and trusts with ‘weak’ governance beyond October this year
DfE accused of ‘massive own goal’ on MAT governance
Governance leaders question why DfE dropped plan to ensure all multi-academy trusts have a local tier of governors
How far can MATs be true ‘community anchors’?
Leaders want multi-academy trusts to provide greater ‘social good’ and engage more with communities – but what would this look like?
Raise mental health lead grant to boost school take-up, DfE told
Heads’ leaders say £1,200 mental health lead grant is not enough to meet the training costs and pay for staff cover, as data reveals that DfE is just halfway towards its sign-up target for this year
Walker: Drop GCSE resits rule to boost ‘maths to 18’ plan
Former schools minister Robin Walker questions the value of pupils failing repeated resits of GCSE maths
Heads urged to take down Ofsted banners at schools
NAHT president-elect Simon Kidwell will tell the union’s conference that schools should take action to put Ofsted ‘back in its box’
Heads and teachers to plan for joint strikes
Plan revealed after the NAHT school leaders’ union announces re-ballot of members on strike action over pay, funding, workload and wellbeing
Thursday
Why the DfE’s ITT targets prove teacher pay must improve
A teacher training data expert explains why the latest DfE recruitment targets make for grim reading and show that something must be done to make more young people consider teaching as a career
Welsh schools: ‘Experienced staff are struggling and new staff are drowning’
The new curriculum began being introduced in Welsh schools in September – but it’s not just curricular reform piling the pressure on the country’s teachers
