On this week’s Tes News podcast, we discuss:

• DfE in dark on SEND targets, admits adviser
  Senior journalist John Roberts discusses two key stories taken from our recent webinar on SEND for the latest Tes Educational Insights report, available to download now.

• Support staff leave for supermarket jobs as cost-of-living crisis bites
  A major Tes study finds many school staff are considering leaving the sector for better paid jobs, owing to the cost of living crisis.
   
• Tough task ahead for new school sustainability leads
  The government wants all schools and nurseries to have designated sustainability leads by 2025 but, as Dan Worth discovers, it’s a proposal that poses many questions.
   
• Sats 2022: How schools are preparing for final key stage 1 assessments
  Grainne Hallahan chats about her story looking at school leaders’ approach to the key stage 1 Sats - and if the tests will be missed once they disappear after next year.
   
• 4 ways leaders can claim back time in their hectic diaries
  We reflect on a piece by international headteacher Mark Steed, offering some practical tips for time-poor leaders. We also provide tips of our own.

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