Friday
Students repeat online ‘mistruths’ about the Holocaust
Research into students’ attitudes towards teaching about the Holocaust, published to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, also reveals that four in 10 teachers have encountered antisemitism
Strikes: Keegan’s last-ditch plea to keep schools open
The education secretary appeared resigned to teacher strikes going ahead next week as she urged leaders to keep their schools open during the action
Teacher pay must go up if education is a priority, chancellor told
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt highlighted the importance of education in a speech today
6 charts that show why all schools won’t be in trusts by 2030
From the changing size of multi-academy trusts to the surprising regional variations in academy growth, these six graphs from the NFER show why there is a long way to go before a fully academised system will be achieved
Why the government must slow down plans for an all-MAT system
The co-author of a major new NFER report explains why the data suggests that the government should take time to convince more local authorities of the benefits of a fully trust-led system
Strikes: Heads warn over ‘hardline’ DfE approach
Leaders are weighing up whether they can keep schools open during teacher strikes, telling the DfE it won’t be like the pandemic when staff were keen to help
Teacher strikes: What school leaders need to know
Do schools have to report their strike plans to government? Are support staff taking part? Can heads force staff to cover classes? Tes answers the 11 burning questions facing school leaders in the run-up to next week’s strikes
Why getting teacher recruitment right is proving so difficult
Many schools are struggling to recruit teachers in Scotland – yet many teachers are struggling to find jobs. Emma Seith explores the reasons for this persistent problem
The school teaching the sector to go fossil fuel-free
No gas, no coal but burning ambition – a new fossil fuel-free school in Milton Keynes explains why it wants to serve as a model for sustainable school buildings for the future, and inspire its pupils, too
Teacher pay: Heads call for 15% ‘uplift’ in ‘last chance’ review
NAHT general secretary says the STRB process has ‘failed’ the education profession
Thursday
DfE to miss teacher pay review deadline
A school leaders’ union will now also be asking for an extension to the deadline
One in five trusts paying top earners over £150k
New figures show that more than 20 per cent of trusts awarded at least one staff member salary and pension package over £150,000 in 2020-21
