Monday
Gibb’s £14.9m languages drive to close EBacc gap
DfE invites bids to form a new ‘Centre of Excellence’ to boost take-up of modern foreign languages at GCSE and A level
Make parent pledge a legal requirement, DfE advised
Children’s commissioner report on SEND also calls for new cross-Whitehall body to deliver education, health and social care reform
Friday
Fix ‘messy’ and ‘confusing’ school system, ministers urged
Government needs to tackle uncertainty, warns headteachers’ policy leader
Need to know: Teacher strike, the pay deal, cutting workload
Your roundup of Tes’ must-read content this week includes the announcement of a national teacher strike, what the teacher salary offer means for your pay packet and five tips to cut your workload
‘Vice-like’ grip of challenges means we have to act
‘Funding shortages, pay erosion and the teacher supply crisis’ are pushing school leaders to draw a line in the sand, warns Geoff Barton
Teacher strike in Scotland: hopes remain for a new pay offer
Comments from the EIS union and the Scottish government keep alive the prospect of a new pay deal – but primary and secondary leaders take different stances on strike action
3 in 5 people want schools to help pay for uniforms
The average yearly uniform spend in 2020 was £337 for secondary students and £315 for primary children
Many schools won’t stay ‘viable’ without cuts, Keegan warned
Exclusive: Many schools could become ‘technically insolvent’ by spring 2024 unless there was a ‘material change in income’, school business leaders have warned
Thursday
The Tes quiz: Greek gods and hair-metal heroes
Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz...
Transgender guidance: Schools may need single-sex and unisex toilets
New unofficial guidance for schools on supporting transgender pupils has been produced by teachers’, heads’ and governors’ organisations
Are Scottish schools on the brink of unthinkable cuts?
Local education budgets in Scotland will be set in early 2023, and the early signs are that some drastic cuts are being considered
Lack of capacity to hit 2030 academy target, DfE warned
There isn’t enough governor and school business leader capacity to meet “arbitrary” deadline, the government has been told
