General
Saturday
3rd Apr 2021
1 in 10 teachers threatened with violence by pupils
NASUWT data shows teachers also ‘taunted’ on social media as union votes to support teachers to ‘reclaim our classrooms’
An A to Z of SEND: terms every teacher should know
SEND is full of acronyms you may not be familiar with – our handy guide will help you understand them
One in 50 teachers ‘has self-harmed’ amid Covid stress
‘Shocking’ data shows 23% of teachers are on medication and 12% have sought counselling to help deal with work stress
Friday
2nd Apr 2021
‘Stealth’ pupil premium cut now estimated at £133m
Government decision will see as many as 120,000 disadvantaged pupils missing out on funding, says Labour
How to make teacher pay go further in a recession
A pay freeze doesn’t make things easy – so it helps to think about what you do with your money, says Callum Jacobs
Call to end academy bosses’ ‘obscene, eye-watering’ pay
New NASUWT president says public money must be protected from the ‘worst excesses’ of ‘Wild West’ deregulated education
Teacher victim of pupil assault gets £155K compensation
Payout is part of £11.7m compensation secured by NASUWT for school staff for issues such as bullying and harassment
‘No justification’ for academy pay secrecy
The DfE must stop ‘hiding the reality of excessive leadership pay in the academy sector’, says the NASUWT union
Thursday
1st Apr 2021
Teachers are in no state to fulfil election promises
As election campaigns go into full throttle, politicians continue to play to the gallery of parents while neglecting staff wellbeing
The pitfalls of rewarding good behaviour
An unwise drinks decision on a school trip resulted in a frosty reception and a valuable lesson about rewards for Nathan Burns
How to turn parents into fans of maths mastery
Emma Cate Stokes tells Tes how her school transformed number-phobic mums and dads into arithmetic enthusiasts who now have enough understanding of the mastery approach to be able to support their children’s learning
ADHD in girls: why aren’t schools spotting it?
Evidence points to an under-diagnosis of female students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, resulting in a lack of support in school and jeopardising their mental health in later life, says Margaret Mulholland