General
Friday
16th Sep 2022
Gullis appointed minister for school standards
Jonathan Gullis’ role in Liz Truss’ new-look government is confirmed
How to teach events of national significance
Finding the right way to approach teaching events such as the death of Queen Elizabeth II can be a challenge, says Clare Jarmy, who offers her advice
Teacher pay: 5% offer is decisively rejected in EIS ballot
Members of Scotland’s largest teaching union support strike action to achieve a better pay deal
What does ‘enormous strain’ on budgets mean for teacher pay?
The drastic state of public finances during the cost-of-living crisis seems to be hardening the government’s stance over a pay rise, says Emma Seith
The Tes quiz: stars, sitcoms and space operas
Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz...
Over 80% of catch-up school calls failed, DfE admits
Exclusive: Less than 20 per cent of 10,000 DfE cold calls to schools – in a bid to drive up usage of the National Tutoring Programme this summer – made it to senior leaders, according to government data
Could six weeks in Prague fix the teacher recruitment crisis?
From Rome to Prague, a small number of SCITTs believe the chance to teach overseas during ITT could lure more new teaching recruits – and bring benefits to the schools they work in, both home and abroad, as Keith Cooper discovers
Concern over lack of youth and diversity on school governing boards
New NGA report also notes that – for the first time in 12 years – more than 50 per cent of governor volunteers were over 60
Teacher vacancies rise by almost two-thirds in September
Exclusive: Analysis shows school vacancies have almost jumped by over 90 per cent in some areas compared with pre-Covid levels