Thursday
Government must prove the NTP is working
Robert Halfon, chair of the Commons Education Select Committee, outlines why the government must prove the NTP is fit for purpose – and if not, they should free themselves from the contract
End ‘spaghetti junction’ catch-up funding, say MPs
The National Tutoring Programme contract with Randstad should be stopped if the scheme fails to meet its targets by spring, says committee
Eton plan for three selective sixth-form schools in North and Midlands
Private school partnership with major MAT aims to open free schools in Oldham, Middlesbrough and Dudley
Teacher pay: What the DfE’s plans mean for you
The government wants to increase teachers’ starting salary to £30,000 – but its newly published proposals would affect more experienced teachers, too. Tes explains the DfE’s plans in detail
Muir told exams are ‘necessary and beneficial’
But exams should be ‘lighter touch’, say respondents to the consultation that informed report on Scottish education reform
Will Scottish education reform get a Hollywood ending?
The Muir report said a lot of things that teachers wanted to hear – but many will remain sceptical, says Henry Hepburn
Schools ‘stand ready’ to take in children fleeing war in Ukraine
Heads’ leader said challenge can be met rapidly after education secretary Nadhim Zahawi announced plans to place 100,000 children in UK schools
Top MATs set to run £121m Institute of Teaching
A group of big multi-academy trusts is the preferred bidder to run the government’s new teacher training organisation, Tes understands
DfE tries to tempt back ex-chemistry and computing teachers
Government extends support scheme in an attempt to persuade more former teachers back into the classroom to help with Covid catch-up
DfE seeks provider for £1m EYFS catch-up hubs
New hubs are part of the government’s £180m early years Covid recovery effort, aimed at building a ‘stronger, more expert workforce’
Teachers ‘could face severe real-terms pay cuts’
The chancellor will need to impose real-terms pay cuts in the public sector or change borrowing or spending plans, warns the IFS
Warning over lack of multi-sensory teachers
The government needs to create an education fund for children with both sight and hearing loss, says charity
