Thursday
Keegan, Gibb and Halfon: what education can expect
Following the announcement that Nick Gibb and Robert Halfon have joined Gillian Keegan in the Department for Education, we talk to a raft of experts and look over past education pronouncements to try to discern what they might focus on while in post
Don’t ‘pigeonhole’ vocational education, Gibb warned
How the schools sector reacted to the news that Nick Gibb and Robert Halfon are the latest ministers at the DfE
The Tes quiz: a spooky Halloween special
Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz...
Exclusive: DfE looks at increasing catch-up cash
Minister says officials will ‘consider’ proposals to award extra cash for the National Tutoring Programme and refocus the scheme on disadvantaged pupils
‘We can’t face another round of cuts,’ new DfE ministers told
Schools sector leaders urge Keegan, Gibb and Halfon to ensure schools are spared from cuts in Treasury announcement next month
Why now is a crucial time for the creative arts in schools
Teachers’ efforts to promote the arts are supported by schemes that highlight careers in the creative industries, says Nicky Wilson
School funding crisis: ‘The mood among leaders is desolate’
From reducing staff to turning the heating off, schools are being faced with impossible cost pressures, warns ASCL chief Geoff Barton as he implores the government to properly fund education
Banning some hairstyles could be unlawful, schools warned
Equalities watchdog says ‘unfairly singling out’ pupils based on their hairstyle has ‘serious and long-lasting consequences’
Almost 3 in 5 schools consider teaching job cuts
The majority of heads responding to an ASCL survey said they would have to make financial savings this year and next year
Wednesday
Gibb and Halfon appointed as DfE ministers
Former longstanding schools minister and the chair of the Commons Education Select Committee appointed to government roles
Heads’ catch-up tutoring workload ‘immense’, finds DfE
Nine in 10 school leaders say that managing the National Tutoring Programme increased their workload last year, with some blaming ‘rubbish’ guidance
Call for new law on restraint and seclusion in schools
Charity backs mother’s campaign for new legislation on the use of restraint and seclusion, warning that children are still not being given enough protection
