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Wednesday

Labour conference diary: School gloom amid the optimism
Opposition party buoyant with record lead in the polls – but the mood was very different on the education fringes
Gloomy
Education secretary urged to intervene in Scottish teacher pay talks
Union tells Somerville to get directly involved if teacher strike action is to be avoided
Education secretary urged to intervene in Scottish teacher pay talks
DfE shake-up to shrink teacher training market by 25%
Exclusive: A total of 179 providers have now been approved to offer courses following the DfE shake-up of the sector, Tes has learned
cuts
Maths anxiety felt by 45% of Scottish pupils, report finds
Stress in relation to the subject is still an issue but attitudes are improving, a survey of almost 6,500 pupils has found
Numbers scared
Does the Scottish curriculum need to be more clearly mapped?
An expert panel was divided over the need for ‘top down’ prescription – but there was consensus over where Curriculum for Excellence should go next
Boy reading map
Half of school leaders back union strike action vote
Nearly one in seven heads’ union members who responded to survey said it should hold a ballot over restricted duties in reaction to low funding and pay
Half of school leaders back union strike action vote
Labour plans curriculum reform that prizes ‘skills as well as knowledge’
Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson says we need a curriculum that ‘values and nurtures creativity alongside academic success’
Bridget Phillipson says school curriculum should prize skills as well as knowledge.
What makes good evidence? The EEF explains
As education research filters down into classroom practice, there are four key questions every leader and teacher needs to ask when looking at a new ‘evidence-based’ approach, says Becky Francis
Magnifying glass
How to tackle low-level disruption
We know how damaging low-level disruption can be in the classroom – and yet there’s little support available in education policy for teachers when it comes to tackling it. It’s not an easy problem to fix, finds Kate Parker, as she speaks to the experts about the impact, causes and solutions
Classroom disruption