Friday
New strike laws will ‘inflame’ disputes, warns EIS boss
Teacher strike action over pay is already underway in Scotland but ‘meaningful negotiation’ is the way to resolve disputes – not legislation, says Andrea Bradley
‘Extreme’ costs and ‘political instability’ disrupt MAT investment
Cost pressures are forcing major academy trusts to delay investment in education and school buildings, accounts show
Fears for pupil safety as safeguarding referrals result in ‘no action’
Why do so many safeguarding referrals from schools end in ‘no further action’, and why is the system increasingly ‘fraught and difficult’? Tes investigates
Thursday
Ministers hold off on full anti-strike powers over schools
Government to consult on minimum safety levels in education in the event of strikes, if voluntary deals cannot be struck with unions
Weekly round-up: Sunak’s maths plan, Covid rise, wellbeing
Don’t miss your round-up of Tes’ must-read news and analysis from the past week, including Rishi Sunak’s ambitious plan for maths, a warning to schools over Covid and flu infections and tips to improve teacher wellbeing
Primary NQTs in secure work hits new low
Just one in five newly qualified primary teachers are in a permanent job after probation, while only half of new secondary staff are hired
Labour would axe new strike laws, says Starmer
Labour leader says government is ‘all over the show’ in response to reports that the prime minister is prioritising anti-strike laws
Is there a right way to greet your class?
Classroom handshakes have gone viral in the past few years – but is there any research to say that greeting pupils individually actually makes a difference to teaching and learning?
Wednesday
Anger as Sunak fails to name schools as 2023 priority
Union and policy leaders criticise prime minister Rishi Sunak after he set out his priorities for the new year – but didn’t include education
Break maths ‘doom loop’ to boost numeracy, Sunak told
Maths learning needs a complete shake-up to boost teacher recruitment and achieve better numeracy levels, school policy experts warn prime minister ahead of ‘maths to 18’ plan announcement
New commissioner for fair access to university named
Professor John McKendrick says Scotland needs to ‘upscale’ its efforts to widen access to higher education
Why do parents feel more detached from secondary schools?
Families feel more clued up about and involved in their children’s primary schools than secondaries, official statistics in Scotland show
