Friday
Summer-born children face ‘unfair’ postcode lottery in admissions
Campaigners and parents call for greater consistency for families who do not want their child to start primary school almost a year younger than some of their classmates
New NASUWT boss: ‘I’m shocked at what teachers put up with’
Speaking to Tes after his election win, former Fire Brigades Union leader Matt Wrack reveals the issues he will make a priority, from teacher workload to poor behaviour and Ofsted’s planned inspection changes
Thursday
SEND firm profits of £100m spark call for action
Liberal Democrats urge government to cap the ‘exorbitant’ profits of private companies providing SEND education
7 key findings from the DfE’s latest teacher training data
The DfE has released data for the 2023-24 initial teacher training performance profiles
Exam board to be fined £350K for breaches
Ofqual is set to fine WJEC – which operates under the Eduqas brand in England – for two rule breaches, including handing more than 1,500 students incorrect GCSE grades
7 studies on how to boost learning you might not have heard of
Teachers are often only exposed to the ‘blockbuster’ studies from education research, writes Mark Roberts, who shares seven lesser-known papers to inform your practice
Geoff Barton to lead inclusion task force
Former heads’ leader tells Tes the group will look at how funding for SEND is used, the role of special schools and the accountability system
Bring back teacher relocation pay to boost languages, DfE told
Reinstating payments for languages teachers who move here from overseas would help to halt a ‘catastrophic’ decline in pupils studying languages, says report
Wednesday
Teacher recruitment ‘back to pre-pandemic levels’
Analysis of the latest data shows an improving picture for ITT recruitment, according to NFER workforce lead Jack Worth
Why teacher bonuses for all schools is a tricky proposition
The government’s request for the teacher pay review body to consider giving all schools the power to award bonuses is more complicated than you may think, as Dan Worth discovers
