General
Thursday
1st Apr 2021
How nudge theory can help students make better choices
Instead of barking orders and establishing prohibitive rules, there is a way to steer students towards desirable conduct with minimal effort on the part of school leaders, finds Jo Clemmet. It involves using behavioural psychology to subtly prod young people into making the right decisions for themselves
Tes Quiz: 2 April 2021
Pit your wits against Tes’ Easter-themed quiz
10 questions with... Bear Grylls
The adventurer lifts the lid on his childhood experiences at Eton, recalls an eventful school trip up Snowdon and explains why he believes the most important learning happens outside the classroom
PISA chief: Pandemic has shown vulnerability of exams
Abrupt cancellations of exams in England shows risk of a single exam approach, Pisa chief Andreas Schleicher has said
Greens to call for overhaul of school inspection system
They want external school inspections to be replaced by a peer-review system led by teachers
Are Covid-era trainee teachers screwed? Far from it
The past two years have been very hard for trainee teachers – but that doesn’t mean it’s all bad news, says Adam Riches
Scottish teacher pay offer ‘completely inadequate’
The deal would result in a 1 per cent pay settlement ‘for the majority of teachers’, says EIS teaching union
Fears that pandemic workload is leading to teacher anxiety
NASUWT delegates to debate mental health problems being ‘exacerbated’ by ‘unmanageable workloads’ during the Covid crisis
Teaching assistants ‘are the unsung heroes of Covid’
New research shines a light on how teaching assistants stepped up to keep schools functioning during the winter lockdown
Sexual harassment? We need to talk to the boys
Instead of focusing on girls’ uniforms and self-defence classes, we need to change boys’ attitudes, says Emily Gunton
SEND: How to teach online safety inclusively
Teaching students with special educational needs how to stay safe online presents some challenges, says Mark Harrington
How to get Ramadan right in schools
As Muslims prepare for the beginning of the holy month, schools can take simple steps to support students and teachers