Monday
Teachers want relevant CPD - not motivational speakers
Teachers want to be supported to improve their classroom practice – not subjected to another motivational speaker, argues Stuart Farmer
Child obesity: Why has the situation got so bad?
The impact of Covid lockdowns on the childhood obesity problem has been laid bare by new NHS data
Teachers to vote on strike at 23 schools over pensions
NEU members at the Girls’ Day School Trust balloted on national walkout over withdrawal from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Friday
School uniform: is your policy truly inclusive?
It’s time to put student wellbeing at the centre of uniform policies, says this guidance, which sets out how to embed a truly inclusive approach
Plan for huge cut in headteachers sparks petition
Scottish council wants to introduce ‘executive headteachers’, which union warns will reduce number of heads from 84 to 14
Why the increase in inspections is damaging for Ofsted
Schools are still hugely impacted by Covid – so why is Ofsted so keen to ramp up inspections, asks Geoff Barton
Round-up: Ofsted, SEND review and teacher motivation
Tes presents a round-up of the biggest education news stories and features from the past week
Somerville: No timeline yet for cutting contact time
Reducing teachers’ weekly class-contact time by the promised 90 minutes will be ‘challenging’, says education secretary
DfE lacked plans for ‘mass pandemic school disruption’
The DfE did not have plans for ‘managing mass disruption to schooling on the scale caused by the pandemic’
DfE tells schools to cut uniform costs under new law
School leaders welcome the move but warn the government has failed to address the high level of child poverty
Bullying: we need to listen to pupils’ school experience
We hear a lot about adults’ past experiences of education, but finding out how happy current pupils are – and about their experiences of bullying – is key to improving school culture
