Tuesday
Cut energy use through staff ‘spot checks’, leaders told
The government has launched new energy efficiency guidance for schools – here are the 6 key recommendations
Mould: How schools can tackle this health hazard
The tragic death of a two-year-old boy from mould underlines why this perennial problem cannot be ignored – especially as schools look to cut back on heating. A building expert explains the risks and the solutions
Schools to get £500m for energy upgrades
The government has set out more detail on how the extra £2bn from last month’s Autumn Statement will be allocated
Monday
Teaching lacks flexibility of other jobs, warns minister
Baroness Barran highlights the lack of flexibility in teaching compared with other graduate jobs, when asked why the government is missing teacher recruitment targets
Can you see learning in the brain?
New research shows that brain scans can predict learning better than traditional assessments, and give us clues as to which teaching approaches might be most effective, finds Chris Parr
Council funding gap equivalent to 17,500 teachers
Schools in Scotland face funding challenges with councils warning they have a £1 billion budget shortfall and are ‘at a crisis point like never before’
Friday
Heads and teachers urged to vote on strikes after ITT slump
School leader and teacher unions issue joint call for votes on industrial action ballots following yesterday’s ‘disastrous’ teacher trainee recruitment figures
Revealed: The ‘catastrophic’ drop in teacher trainee numbers
DfE data shows that the government missed three-quarters of subject and phase targets for initial teacher training recruitment
Most heads see a rise in pupils who can’t afford lunch
It is ‘a scandal’ that growing numbers of school pupils are going without basics such as food and warm clothing, warns Sutton Trust founder
Thursday
The Tes quiz: COP, currency and catchy tunes
Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz
DfE forced to delay catch-up clawback deadline
Exclusive: The government has given some schools longer to challenge its recovery of tutoring cash after heads left in the dark
The SEND system is broken - and the new DfE funding won’t fix it
A funding boost to train more educational psychologists to help support children with SEND is welcome news – but the depth of support required means more must be done, and quickly, argues this trust CEO
