General
Monday
28th Feb 2022
Heads ‘least likely’ to know about trans students
Exclusive: Call for headteachers to be more ‘aware’ of transgender students coming out – so that these young people are better supported in school
Please sir, can we have some more funded NQTs?
A Welsh scheme in which hundreds of newly qualified teachers have been placed in schools with their wages paid by government has been a big success story, says Laura Doel
After 16 months, masks are (sort of) coming off in Scotland
There will be mixed feelings as rules around face coverings in classrooms come to an end, says Henry Hepburn
Why teacher training needs to embrace the complexities of SEND
The emergence of a one-size-fits-all approach to teacher training leaves children with SEND out in the cold, writes Margaret Mulholland
Can we rely on Scotland’s attainment data?
The OECD has already questioned whether official student data is ‘robust’ enough – now other key figures are voicing their concerns, says Emma Seith
Friday
25th Feb 2022
Covid: Schools can turn away pupils with symptoms
New DfE guidance for parents says schools can refuse to accept students with Covid symptoms
Why teachers will help children make sense of Ukraine crisis
Teachers are facing a barrage of questions about the Russian invasion and will know how to respond, says Henry Hepburn
Tes essentials: Ukraine, Covid and bad management
Your roundup of Tes’ most popular news and features articles from the past week
Why teachers need to embrace repeat CPD practice
Teachers know that retrieval practice works for learning, so, Mark Enser asks, why is there hesitation around revisiting the same concepts in teacher development?
In times of conflict, let teachers do what they do best
Teachers don’t need the DfE’s new guidance on impartiality to talk to pupils about the invasion of Ukraine – they have discussions about sensitive topics every day, says Helen Amass
Teacher ‘burnout’ warning over pandemic overtime rise
Almost a third of teachers worked unpaid overtime last year, according to analysis by the TUC