Friday
The Tes quiz: films, feuds and F1
Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz...
Schools are on the financial brink - and it’s going to get worse
A perfect storm of financial pressures is going to put a huge strain on school budgets – and heads are warning that the quality of education and support for pupils will suffer
Thursday
Scottish school staff absence drops for second week
Earlier this month school staff absence peaked at 6,058, but by Tuesday it had fallen to 5,081
DfE Behaviour Hubs scheme doubles in size
The programme pairs schools and MATs that have ‘exemplary’ behaviour practices with schools that want to improve behaviour
Ofsted: Half of ‘outstanding’ schools downgraded
Inspectorate also has concerns over more than a third of schools that retained ‘outstanding’ grade last term
New school Covid rules a ‘shambles’, say heads
School leaders call for ‘scientific evidence’ supporting the plan to only ask pupils with Covid to isolate for three days
Why the Schools White Paper all felt a bit familiar
The White Paper is another frustrating example of the ‘garbage can’ model of policymaking that means the same ideas are trotted out repeatedly, says Loic Menzies
Schools to get £349m catch-up tutor cash next year
Extra cash for schools announced as contract with National Tutoring Programme provider Randstad axed
Does Ofsted have a problem with language policing?
For almost 200 years, inspections have tried to stamp out any language other than standard English, new research claims. Dan Worth talks to the study authors to find out more
Schools that join MATs ‘less likely to improve’
Non-academy primary schools more likely to retain “outstanding” grade than other types of schools, finds union analysis
Wednesday
DfE warned over ‘unrealistic’ remote learning guidance
Universal access to remote learning is only possible with ‘substantial investment in digital infrastructure for schools’, says heads’ leader
SEND Green Paper: Bold ideas aplenty - but will it covertly cut parent choice?
Sam Freedman explains why the government deserves plaudits for seeking to proactively address key problems at the heart of the SEND system – but wonders if this may lead to a reduction of options for parents
