Thursday
Two-thirds of teachers support children in poverty every month
Teachers cite pupils attending school without breakfast, sleeping on sofas and not having basic equipment as examples of where they needed to step in
Government funds research to spot SEND needs earlier by 2028
Science minister Lord Vallance says £4 million research programme aims to support faster intervention
5 ways schools and the NHS can work together
A new framework from Windsor Academy Trust outlines how schools can work with the NHS to ensure a healthy life for pupils – and improve educational outcomes, too
Wednesday
Breakfast clubs funding rises after schools raise concerns
The Department for Education says it has boosted funding for free school breakfast clubs by 28 per cent, after leaders warned the money was falling far short
School funding to fall by up to 4% in real terms, expert warns
Government’s headline rise to minimum per-pupil funding largely reflects grants being rolled into the NFF, leaving schools facing real-terms cuts, says Simon Oxenham
Ofsted school inspection window ‘could be tightened’
Teacher and leader wellbeing is ‘built into every aspect’ of the new approach to inspection, says chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver
RISE impact ‘will be seen by Christmas’
‘Monitoring’ of the first batch of schools going through the new regional school improvement system is taking place this term, says DfE official
Extra funding needed to overcome rural barriers to ITT
A lack of housing availability and poor public transport have limited teacher training to local residents in Cornwall, according to a report
School leaders can’t be ‘jack of all trades’, report warns
The expectation of ‘hero leaders’ is causing a fragmented approach across schools and trusts, and ultimately risking pupil outcomes, says report
Tuesday
Are pupil attention spans really decreasing?
Professor Nilli Lavie speaks to Tes about the science of attention, why teachers are reporting shorter attention spans and what that means for classroom learning
Why spatial reasoning is the key to improving maths teaching
Spatial reasoning is an important skill that underpins many of the curriculum review’s recommendations for maths – yet it rarely gets the attention it deserves, writes Emily Farran
Teachers should ‘whinge more’, Jess Phillips tells heads
Schools have not been thanked enough for the level of support they are asked to take on, Home Office minister also says
