Tuesday
Scottish teacher pay strikes: deal still ‘some distance’ away
Teaching unions say they were left with no alternative but to go out on strike this week, but there are ‘some grounds for optimism’
Could ChatGPT mark your students’ essays?
OpenAI’s chatbot has proved it can use artificial intelligence to effectively mimic students’ writing, but how good would it be at marking an English essay? Daisy Christodoulou decided to find out
Some schools to get reduced help with energy bills from April
The government has announced another year of help for schools, but only those with the most expensive bills will receive support
What education can learn from medical science to boost outcomes
Using research to empower teachers is vital to boost outcomes – but it must be applied correctly to have the most impact, says Calum Davey, executive director of research and best practice at the National Institute of Teaching
Monday
Scottish teacher strikes to go ahead as planned tomorrow
Strike action will also take place on Wednesday after no new teacher pay offer was tabled
Ministers warned time is running out to avert teacher strike threat
Unions set to hold more talks with DfE over pay but one leader said they have heard nothing to dissuade them from taking industrial action
Pay talks: Ministers urged to find more money for teachers
Union leaders to meet education secretary Gillian Keegan today amid looming threat of strikes in schools over pay
Oak launches subject expert groups to win over teachers
Curriculum resources quango seeks to recruit teacher subject advisers but unions sound alarm over government ‘status’
Friday
How to make pupils your partners in safeguarding
If we give them the right tools, pupils have an important role to play in supporting safeguarding, explains Liz Bates
Teacher pay body has its ‘arms tied’, says governors’ chief
Emma Knights calls for shake-up of teacher pay review system to make it ‘more independent’ of government
Nearly 7 in 10 ASCL members want strike vote
The union’s general secretary says the results show the ‘strength of feeling’ among members
New social mobility tsar as Birbalsingh resigns
High-profile headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh steps down as chair of the Social Mobility Commission, saying her ‘notoriety’ put the organisation ‘in jeopardy’
