Tuesday
Shadow education secretary heckled by NEU members over Ofsted
National Education Union president reprimands members for behaving ‘like children’ at conference
More than 1 in 3 teachers ‘have no mental health training’
Teachers ‘crying out for help’ amid growing fears over pupil mental health ‘crisis’
How outdoor expeditions became our curriculum’s key driver
Primary head Jenny Watson explains how outdoor expeditions have been a crucial part of her school’s response to Covid
Scotland’s General Teaching Council has first BAME convener
Khadija Mohammed is one of the most prominent voices calling for a more diverse teaching workforce in Scotland
Monday
How school leaders can get the most out of their libraries
A thriving school library has myriad benefits for staff and students, says Elizabeth Hutchinson
ITT: £650-a-day advisers to ensure ‘smooth market exit’ for providers
The new ‘market quality associates’ will also support successful ITT providers to provide new ‘high-quality design, content and delivery’
Just 5% of teachers think Ofsted improves education system
Nearly two in five leaders say they lack opportunities to feed into their own school’s inspection, finds survey
‘Utterly brutal’ not to cancel next month’s Sats
Teaching union president blasts government decision to continue with key stage 2 Sats despite Covid ‘trauma’
Teachers want more guidance on trans support, survey finds
In a new YouGov poll, educators report a rise in the number of transgender and non-binary students – and say they need more direction from the government on how to support them
AI could help teachers spot learning difficulties
Using AI can help teachers to assess information and draw conclusions about whether a pupil has a learning difficulty, new research shows
Nearly half of state school teachers ‘plan to quit within five years’
Survey of NEU members found more than one in five teachers said they would leave education within two years
