Tuesday
DfE cuts £74m from offer to bidders for Teach First contract
The DfE has also reduced the recruitment target for the Future High Potential Initial Teacher Training scheme by 750 trainees a year
700,000 GCSE students may lack a physics specialist, report warns
The Institute of Physics has called for urgent action to tackle the shortage in physics teachers to stop students missing out
Back to school: Britain’s future depends on the quality of its teachers
The chief executive of Teach First outlines why Labour must start delivering policies that entice and keep great teachers – especially in disadvantaged areas
Part-time training opportunities ‘could add 1,000 teachers’
Rate of successful applicants for part-time teacher training far outweighs the number starting the course, data reveals
Could ‘school bonding’ be the key to fixing attendance?
As the DfE urges schools to ‘double down’ on attendance, US researcher Carolyn Gentle-Genitty explains how a focus on ‘school bonding’ could help
Teaching ‘an unattractive outlier’ due to lack of remote working
School leaders’ union says job has never been harder, and warns of need for more flexibility
Monday
Delta Academies Trust appoints Andy Barnett as CEO
Mr Barnett was previously the associate chief executive under former CEO Sir Paul Tarn
Teachers much more likely than leaders to call behaviour ‘poor’
Meanwhile, far fewer teachers feel ‘very confident’ in managing pupil behaviour, a government survey has found
DfE brings in new standards for non-school alternative provision
Schools will be required to inform councils of placements of students at unregistered providers
Why cyberattacks on Scottish schools make digital skills crucial
Digital threats seem to be everywhere – yet the digital part of children’s identities cannot be removed when they step inside a school, says Professor David Lundie
Why September’s return to school should be celebrated
In many countries going back to school is a joyful celebration of the importance of education – and this is an attitude that we should embrace in England, says this experienced leader
