Labour’s plan to introduce ‘vocational GCSEs’ risks repeating the mistakes of the past by retaining a two-tier approach to education, warns @roy_blatchfordtes.com/magazine/analysis/se…
‘The challenge is not just that the sector has identified too many flaws in the new framework; it’s that Ofsted has not done enough to win the hearts of the sector’: @jon_severs explores dissatisfaction with the inspection regime in the latest Tes Daily ⬇️
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‘The challenge is not just that the sector has identified too many flaws in the new framework; it’s that Ofsted has not done enough to win the hearts of the sector’: @jon_severs explores dissatisfaction with the inspection regime in the latest Tes Daily ⬇️
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When a student gives a wrong answer, what should you say? Research shows that the way a teacher responds is really important, writes @mr_englishteach, who sets out evidence-informed advice
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‘Running a school where the country is under fire, you have to be agile every minute of the day’: Dubai principal Sarah O’Regan talks about the lessons she has learned from leadership, including the challenges of the recent conflict in the Middle East
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Half of secondary-age girls reported hearing misogynistic comments at school in the week before a DfE survey, with nearly a third of female KS4 students also reporting language that made them worry about their safety
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⏱️ The end of homework, new GCSEs, and Ofsted judged: we round up the week in education in five key stories – catch up with our Weekly Debrief newsletter here ⬇️
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Exclusive: Headteachers and local council leaders raise concerns about plans for a major shake-up of how schools are funded for pupils with SEND
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Government told to ‘get a grip’ after Tes reveals ‘appalling’ reductions to schemes helping pupils at risk of serious violence
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Should homework be reconsidered in an age of teacher overwork, chronic absenteeism and changing family dynamics? Holly Korbey investigates
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This year’s teacher pay rise is meant to be funded through a fall in schools’ pension contributions – but in some trusts these costs are actually rising, Tes analysis reveals
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As a new report highlights gaps in how we prepare new teachers to meet the needs of pupils with SEND, Margaret Mulholland explains what can be done to improve things
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ICYMI: The government announced a 'major shake-up' of the education system this week, saying it will introduce new vocational GCSEs from September 2029
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🗨️ “Strengthening everyday teaching matters enormously.”
In an article for @Tes, Ambition's Chief Executive @h_spencer introduces the first set of free professional development materials as part of the government's wider SEND reforms.
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‘Despite another night of sirens and drones, my colleagues at this Monday morning staff meeting were focused on their lessons for the day’: Rob Ford, principal of @BritishUkraine, talks about leading a school in a country at war
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With the government announcing big plans for technical education, it’s not helpful to talk about ‘pathways’ – choices at 14 shouldn’t be a ‘sudden fork in the road’ but the next stage of a journey already underway, write Jonny Uttley and Emily Verow
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Teachers in India, Ghana and Nigeria are no longer able to apply for QTS in England because of concerns about verifying applicants' professional credentials, the DfE says
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Some schools have seen their pension contributions rise, despite the government’s reliance on falling costs to make this year’s pay award affordable, Tes analysis reveals.
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Excl: The education secretary goes one step further on Ofsted criticism.
In a letter seen by Tes, she calls the current system “high stakes and low trust”.
Is more radical Ofsted reform on the horizon? ⏰
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