General
Friday
30th Sep 2022
10 questions with... Carole Willis
NFER chief executive Carole Willis chats with Tes about getting out of PE lessons and lunchtime discos at school, the importance of data, and why she would establish an Opportunity Task Force if she became education secretary
Strike ballot warning made over teacher pay in Scotland
NASUWT is seeking an ‘immediate programme of pay restoration’, starting with a pay award of at least 12 per cent
Where new teachers in Scotland can go to hone their skills
There are plenty of opportunities to ensure that your professional learning does not stop after you qualify as a teacher, explains Colin McGill
The Tes quiz: Classics, cards and collisions
Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz...
Oak boss: ‘Teachers must always decide what they teach’
Exclusive: Oak National Academy chief insists the newly created national curriculum resources provider will not threaten teachers’ autonomy
Allergies in schools: why more action is needed
As many as two in five children suffer from an allergy, putting schools on the front line if anything goes wrong. Yet awareness, training and government guidance in this area are sorely lacking, finds Hannah Fearn
Thursday
29th Sep 2022
New attendance dashboard launches to ‘tackle absence’
The dashboard is part of the government’s drive to improve school attendance this term
Teacher training cold spot task force unveiled
The government says the new ITT steering group will work with the sector on ‘next steps’, after fears that its culling of providers would lead to regional ‘cold spots’
DfE reveals approved teacher training providers
DfE publishes full list of organisations accredited to offer teacher training courses from 2024 following its shake-up of the sector
GCSEs and A levels 2023: How exams will run next summer
The government and Ofqual have set out how exams will run this year – here’s everything you need to know
The challenge of teaching controversy - without being controversial
It is crucial that schools give pupils a safe space to engage with controversial topics, says teacher Michael Shanks
Edtech in schools: 6 steps to success
New government guidance outlines key steps for schools and multi-academy trusts to take to make sure they get the most out of their edtech purchases