Thursday
Weekly round-up: Pay offer and a new route into teaching
Your round-up of Tes’ essential news and analysis from the past week includes the government’s recommendation for teacher pay next year, an attempt to halt next week’s strikes and a new teaching apprenticeship for non-graduates
9 in 10 schools cut spending amid soaring costs
Two-thirds of schools have seen an increase in pupils arriving hungry according to research from last term
Analysis: The long view of Sturgeon’s education record
Despite ‘genuine commitment’ to dialogue during Nicola Sturgeon’s tenure, the teacher pay dispute leaves her education legacy with a ‘sour’ taste, says former EIS general secretary Larry Flanagan
‘Unfunded’ pay offer will force staff cuts, leaders warn
Government tells heads to ‘carefully plan’ budgets to manage the 2023 teacher pay award within core funding, but school and MAT leaders warn further staff cuts will be needed
Revealed: How Ofsted wants schools to teach art and design
Seven key recommendations from the watchdog’s latest subject-focused research review
4 studies about learning you may have missed
Interleaving, teacher hand gestures, reflection and the use of laptops to take notes: science journalist Surendra Verma highlights key takeaways from recent education research
Why it’s time to scrap VAT on school uniform
An MP on the Commons Education Select Committee explains why he’s calling on the government to scrap VAT on school uniform in the forthcoming Budget
Female teachers ‘work 81 days a year for free’
Teachers and education staff in England face the second biggest gender pay gap of any sector, according to new research
Wednesday
Scottish primary school leaders’ body calls off strike action
Association of Headteachers and Deputes in Scotland has voted to accept revised teacher pay offer made last week – but NASUWT Scotland union votes to reject
Somerville grilled over teacher numbers pledge
The decision has caused ‘chaos’ in councils and is leading to ‘massive cuts’ in other services, claim opposition politicians
DfE developing new teaching degree apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are currently offered as a teacher training route, but only at postgraduate level
Teachers won’t strike if DfE makes ‘serious’ new pay offer
NEU stands firm over strikes but Downing Street said there will be ‘no talks’ if next week’s strike action is not cancelled first
