General
Thursday
22nd Sep 2022
National discussion: what’s your vision for Scottish education?
Scotland’s national discussion on education is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to ‘pause and reflect’, say the academics leading it
Embracing hard questions over reading approaches and phonics
A Scottish Learning Festival event raised concerns about reading approaches in schools. That willingness to grapple with difficult questions is a good sign, says Henry Hepburn
Why an economic view of teaching could improve your wellbeing
As the new term hits its stride, an economics teacher explains why a rational approach to workload, budgets and time management could help give all staff some perspective about how to manage their wellbeing
Friday
16th Sep 2022
What does ‘enormous strain’ on budgets mean for teacher pay?
The drastic state of public finances during the cost-of-living crisis seems to be hardening the government’s stance over a pay rise, says Emma Seith
The ÌÇÐÄVlog quiz: stars, sitcoms and space operas
Pit your wits against ÌÇÐÄVlog’ weekly general knowledge quiz...
Could six weeks in Prague fix the teacher recruitment crisis?
From Rome to Prague, a small number of SCITTs believe the chance to teach overseas during ITT could lure more new teaching recruits – and bring benefits to the schools they work in, both home and abroad, as Keith Cooper discovers
Tuesday
13th Sep 2022
Sarah Brown: ‘Everyone’s got a story about a wonderful teacher’
The job can be frustrating, but teachers should never lose sight of the huge impact they have, says the founder of global education charity Theirworld
Education inequalities: second chances and vocational education
In the second of a three-part series, authors from the IFS detail why the government needs to improve the second chances on offer to individuals to ensure the benefits of a good education are not lost forever