Wednesday
Edtech inequality: We must avoid a two-tier system
As edtech becomes ever more integral to school operations, the danger of some settings falling behind the curve risks creating another gap in education that will leave vast swathes of pupils and teachers at a disadvantage, writes Ed Fairfield
What works for pupil wellbeing (and what definitely doesn’t)
As schools struggled to overcome the post-Covid slump in student wellbeing, researcher Ros McLellan turned to international practice in search of solutions. Here’s what she found
Revealed: What the big academy trusts paid their top leaders
Most academy trusts with 25 schools or more increased the salary band of their top earner last year, Tes analysis reveals
10 questions with...Melanie Renowden
The chief executive officer of the National Institute of Teaching recalls how she was ‘won over by the wonder of maths’ at school and explains why education quality and staff development go hand in hand
Research to see if strict behaviour rules boost attendance
Education Endowment Foundation also launches a trial looking at whether secondary students can improve their classmates’ attendance
Safeguarding: Warning over risk of pupil ‘tragedy’
Department for Education given six months to set out plan to improve support for vulnerable adolescents
Tuesday
DfE recommends 3% pay rise for experienced teachers
The proposal comes after education secretary Gillian Keegan invited unions to new formal pay talks on the condition that next week’s teacher strikes are called off
Keegan urges NEU to call off next week’s strike for pay talks
Teaching union is dismissive of education secretary Gillian Keegan’s call for strikes to be cancelled to allow for formal pay negotiations
Differentiation is dead, long live adaptive teaching
Most agree that adaptive teaching is a positive step forward for inclusive teaching, but we need to agree on a definition and avoid lethal mutations for this to last, says Alex Quigley
Pay teachers more to improve retention, Somerville told
Some teachers are turning to food banks and considering quitting to work in supermarkets, Scottish Parliament hears
Ofsted inspection support staff to strike for 12 days
Staff who support inspectors by fielding queries from schools are set to walk out in a dispute over pay
School meals debt guidance published in Scotland
Struggling families owe more than £1 million in school meal debt across Scotland, according to research that warns of ‘hidden hunger’ in secondary schools
