General
Monday
18th Jul 2022
What do teachers and game show hosts have in common?
This Scottish educator has advice for new teachers on how to navigate a profession where no two days are ever the same
More funding for disadvantaged pupils ‘needed to close gaps’
Salary supplements to attract high-quality teachers to work in deprived communities could help close attainment gap, says new report
Friday
15th Jul 2022
Heatwave: schools plan to close as red weather warning issued
DfE tells heads that it is not advising schools to close during next week’s heatwave but suggests closing classrooms that get too hot
Need to know: Ofsted changes, TAs under fire and behaviour
Your roundup of Tes’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including Ofsted inspection changes, an attack on teaching assistants and new behaviour guidance
Schools relax uniform rules to prepare for heatwave
The Met Office has issued an extreme ‘amber’ warning for heat on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
Scottish school inspectors to carry out ‘at least 250’ visits
Inspection has been suspended in Scotland since the start of the pandemic but will resume in August
How to arrange flexible working as a classroom teacher
As the desire for flexible working increases in schools, new research reveals the best steps for classroom teachers to take to secure a new working pattern
First week of term ‘critical’ for attendance, says commissioner
Dame Rachel de Souza has said the return to school in September is ‘critical’ for ‘getting pupils into school and settled into the school routine’
AQA apologises after markers hit by payment delays
Exclusive: GCSE and A-level exam markers have described delays to their payments as ‘a shambles’
10 questions with...Professor Geraint Jones
We chat with the founding executive director of the National Institute of Teaching and Education at Coventry University about his own school days, his wide-ranging career path and the key reforms he thinks the sector needs to thrive
School chain ups support staff salaries amid pay ‘arms race’
Exclusive: Leading head warns that schools need to raise pay of support staff to compete with other sectors amid the cost-of-living crisis
The Tes quiz: disco, deities and desserts
Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz...