Career goals: which school role could you take next? (sponsored)
2 HRS AGO - Are you looking for the next step in your career but wondering which direction to take? Gemma Expand
2 HRS AGO - Are you looking for the next step in your career but wondering which direction to take? Gemma Corby explores the possibilities Collapse
Burnham calls for a schools tsar for Greater Manchester
4 HRS AGO - Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham warns the voice of schools 'is not in the room' in Expand
4 HRS AGO - Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham warns the voice of schools 'is not in the room' in devolved decision-making Collapse
AET warned it could lose 'inadequate' primary school
4 HRS AGO - Major academy trust hit by 'termination notice' warning over performance of troubled primary
Why lesson planning is key, especially for new teachers
6 HRS AGO - Asking trainees to plan their lessons can feel like asking them to have dental surgery - and yet Expand
6 HRS AGO - Asking trainees to plan their lessons can feel like asking them to have dental surgery - and yet it is worth it, writes Sam Jones Collapse
Why high expectations can mean lower workload
7 HRS AGO - Shooting for the stars doesn’t just benefit students, writes Adam Riches – it can have a big Expand
7 HRS AGO - Shooting for the stars doesn’t just benefit students, writes Adam Riches – it can have a big effect on workload, too Collapse
Office for Students 'getting it wrong' about HE in FE
9 HRS AGO - The Office for Students has been accused of blocking access to higher education by refusing to Expand
9 HRS AGO - The Office for Students has been accused of blocking access to higher education by refusing to register some colleges Collapse
Could Alexa ever take the place of a teacher?
10 HRS AGO - Robot teachers are a long way off - for one thing, human connections are a crucial part of Expand
10 HRS AGO - Robot teachers are a long way off - for one thing, human connections are a crucial part of teaching, says Louise Jones Collapse
Like going back 40 years': dismay as Bolsonaro backs abstinence-only sex ed
12 HRS AGO - Brazilian president’s plan to cut teenage pregnancies inspired by a Christian pressure group and Expand
12 HRS AGO - Brazilian president’s plan to cut teenage pregnancies inspired by a Christian pressure group and Trump’s approach in the USBrazil’s government plans to push abstinence-based sex education to help cut teenage pregnancy rates, in a controversial move inspired by an evangelical Christian pressure group and Donald Trump’s policy in the US. Related: 'Like a bomb going off': why Brazil's largest reserve is facing destruction Continue reading... Collapse
Seven things to consider when changing jobs (sponsored)
15 HRS AGO - If the new year means a new job, here are a few things worth considering before you make the Expand
15 HRS AGO - If the new year means a new job, here are a few things worth considering before you make the decision to leave Collapse
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Behaviour battleground: isolation booths divide opinion among teachers
3 HRS AGO - From a ‘lose the booths’ conference to ‘warm-strict’ policies, teachers fail to agree on best way Expand
3 HRS AGO - From a ‘lose the booths’ conference to ‘warm-strict’ policies, teachers fail to agree on best way to tackle unruly pupilsSchools ‘converting toilet blocks into isolation booths’ The use of isolation booths in state schools has become one of the most contentious issues among teachers in England, even if public concern over pupil behaviour has faded from the headlines since the 1990s.Social media has become an almost nightly battleground between teachers with conflicting views on behaviour management and the use of internal exclusion or removal rooms within schools, where disruptive pupils are taken out of class and sent to study elsewhere under supervision. Continue reading... Collapse
Tes Podcast: Sats malpractice and rocky road for Ofsted
4 HRS AGO - The latest edition of education's favourite podcast
Ofsted or the MATs – who really calls the shots?
4 HRS AGO - A row over Ofsted's view of three-year GCSEs means we’re about to find out where the power lies in Expand
4 HRS AGO - A row over Ofsted's view of three-year GCSEs means we’re about to find out where the power lies in our schools system Collapse
Why Parliament was right to want a curriculum review
6 HRS AGO - The implementation of Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence has left educators facing myriad Expand
6 HRS AGO - The implementation of Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence has left educators facing myriad unintended consequences, says Barry Black Collapse
Colleges need to be listened to when it comes to HE
7 HRS AGO - Higher education policy is only one area where colleges struggle because they are no more than an Expand
7 HRS AGO - Higher education policy is only one area where colleges struggle because they are no more than an after thought, writes Julia Belgutay Collapse
Teacher wellbeing: 4 ways schools can make you ill
10 HRS AGO - Is your job making you sick? Gemma Corby looks at how teaching in a school can take its toll on Expand
10 HRS AGO - Is your job making you sick? Gemma Corby looks at how teaching in a school can take its toll on your health Collapse
Why Ofsted’s judgements are too blunt for curriculum
11 HRS AGO - The row over Ofsted's approach to GCSE preparation just shows that its four gradings are Expand
11 HRS AGO - The row over Ofsted's approach to GCSE preparation just shows that its four gradings are inadequate, says Geoff Barton Collapse
Exclusive: SEND omitted from some new Ofsted reports
12 HRS AGO - Charity director raises concern after analysis shows 16 new school inspection reports make no Expand
12 HRS AGO - Charity director raises concern after analysis shows 16 new school inspection reports make no mention of SEND pupils Collapse
Exclusive: SEND pupils omitted from new Ofsted reports
17 HRS AGO - Charity director raises concern after analysis shows 16 new school inspection reports make no Expand
17 HRS AGO - Charity director raises concern after analysis shows 16 new school inspection reports make no mention of SEND pupils Collapse
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New Catholic school won't use full admissions freedoms
3 HRS AGO - First government-funded Catholic school in a decade should admit at least 20 per cent of its Expand
3 HRS AGO - First government-funded Catholic school in a decade should admit at least 20 per cent of its pupils based on location, it has been agreed Collapse
Burnham wants a schools tsar for Greater Manchester
4 HRS AGO - Mayor Andy Burnham warns that the voice of schools "is not in the room" in devolved decision making
Schools 'converting toilet blocks into isolation booths
5 HRS AGO - Children’s commissioner describes ‘horror stories’ of children put in isolationSchools are Expand
5 HRS AGO - Children’s commissioner describes ‘horror stories’ of children put in isolationSchools are converting toilet blocks and classrooms to build isolation booths to accommodate “disruptive” children, the children’s commissioner has said, as campaigners warn that excessive use of the practice could be putting young people’s mental health at risk.Anne Longfield said she had heard “horror stories” about children’s experiences in isolation booths – spaces in which pupils sit in silence for hours as punishment for breaking school rules and disruptive behaviour. Continue reading... Collapse
If teachers get a pay hike so, too, must leaders
7 HRS AGO - It’s time to stop the erosion of school leaders’ pay - especially if we want to stop them fleeing Expand
7 HRS AGO - It’s time to stop the erosion of school leaders’ pay - especially if we want to stop them fleeing the profession Collapse
Only four investigators for almost 800 cases of cheating in Sats exa…
8 HRS AGO - The government has been criticised for taking a “half-hearted approach” to cheating in primary Expand
8 HRS AGO - The government has been criticised for taking a “half-hearted approach” to cheating in primary schools after it emerged that only four people are employed to investigate nearly 800 cases of cheating Collapse
Beware! It's the teacher who plays music in lessons
10 HRS AGO - Everyone loves Mr Smith, who lets pupils listen to music while they work. But spare a thought for Expand
10 HRS AGO - Everyone loves Mr Smith, who lets pupils listen to music while they work. But spare a thought for his colleagues, says Louise Lewis Collapse
Call me Ms, Miss or Mistress...but not Mrs
11 HRS AGO - When Sarah Ledger was promoted to head of year, staff began calling her 'Mrs' instead of 'Ms'. Expand
11 HRS AGO - When Sarah Ledger was promoted to head of year, staff began calling her 'Mrs' instead of 'Ms'. She'd rather be a 'Miss', like Jean Brodie Collapse
Law students: how to start practising before you graduate
15 HRS AGO - Students need legal work experience and real-life skills to succeed. Pro bono schemes are the Expand
15 HRS AGO - Students need legal work experience and real-life skills to succeed. Pro bono schemes are the perfect place to get themGiulia Mazzu is a 2019 graduate from King’s College London with the kind of extracurricular hyperactivity to make your average office worker wince. In May last year she was given the LawWorks and Attorney General student pro bono award for best contribution by an individual student. Alongside her law degree at the Dickson Poon School of Law, she volunteered at an asylum and refugee charity, assisted on cases at two law clinics (specialising in criminal appeals, and immigration and human rights), and interned as legal research fellow at an international child labour and trafficking foundation.Mazzu, it would appear, is on the right track. The way Craig Anderson, manager at the Stirling District Citizens Advice Bureau, sees it, if you’re an apprentice plumber, the first day you see a broken pipe shouldn’t be your first day on the job. So too with apprentice lawyers. Collapse
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