General
Thursday
14th Jul 2022
Revealed: How Ofsted rated its back to school performance
Inspectorate is asked to increase inspections and reduce its headcount as it resumed full programme of school visits
Schools face asbestos inspections from September
The inspections will examine how schools are meeting requirements for managing the risks from the dangerous building material on their sites
Exclusive: School budgets on a ‘knife edge’ over teacher pay
Political chaos and mounting pressure over teacher pay amid the cost-of-living crisis have left school budgets for next year in disarray, heads have warned
Ofsted: 70% of ‘requires improvement’ schools moved up
More than two-thirds of schools rated ‘requires improvement’ moved to ‘good’ or better in graded inspection this year
8 tips for managing behaviour in class - inspired by PMQs
After yesterday’s Prime Minister’s Questions descended into chaos, Gemma Clark suggests some school behaviour management techniques that the Commons speaker could use
School buildings not fit for hotter summers, DfE warned
Heads’ leaders tell the DfE that it needs to address conditions in school buildings if heatwaves become the norm
‘Double the pupil premium’, says social mobility expert
Expert calls for all Conservative Party leadership candidates to set out how they would tackle poverty and support education recovery
GCSEs 2022: Teachers had ‘unprecedented’ support, says Ofqual
Ofqual says that ‘adaptations’ enabled exams to go ahead this year – but the regulator has faced criticism over how some changes were implemented
Micro:bits and how to use them in the classroom
Every primary and secondary in Scotland should have received 20 micro:bits – so, what are they and how can teachers get the most out of them?
School governor and trustee vacancies highest in six years
Two-thirds of school boards have at least one vacancy, the National Governance Association annual survey shows