General
Thursday
29th Dec 2022
Ministers urged to ensure 230,000 pupils don’t miss out on free school meals
New analysis from the Liberal Democrats suggests 234,500 pupils entitled to FSM in England are not registered for them
Teachers injured or assaulted at work receive financial settlements
Biggest award made to victim of assault by pupil, who suffered a brain bleed and was absent from work for nine months
Friday
23rd Dec 2022
Charities ‘should have bigger role in Scottish schools’
Report from Reform Scotland also recommends allowing individual donors more involvement in schools
Revealed: How schools have tried to save Christmas
Presents, airbeds and hampers – a Tes survey reveals the extra efforts schools have been forced to make to stop pupils and staff falling through the costs-crisis net this Christmas
Exclusive
Thursday
22nd Dec 2022
The Tes Quiz: a Christmas special
Pit your wits against this festive edition of Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz
Over 10% of lessons missed as illness surged in December
New data shows absence was as high two weeks ago as it was at a similar point during high Covid rates last year
Weekly round-up: Can Keegan stop teacher strikes?
Don’t miss your round-up of Tes’ must-read news and analysis from the past week, including the education secretary’s appeal to teachers not to strike over pay and how the digital divide is impacting on vulnerable pupils
How a return to blogs and wikis could benefit Scotland’s teachers
Blogs and wikis were once ‘ten-a-penny’ in Scottish education – and time could be ripe for a comeback amid ongoing reform, says Andrew McLaughlin
Wednesday
21st Dec 2022
Keegan urges ‘top earner’ teachers not to strike
Education secretary says the extra funding announced last month has gone a ‘long way to easing a lot of the pressures’ on schools
Trainee educational psychologists call for funding overhaul
New educational psychologists in Scotland say their training is undermined by a ‘meagre’ bursary and that they are struggling to make ends meet