General
Thursday
28th Jul 2022
How Wales can tackle its two-year attainment gap
Educational inequality in Wales ‘remains high and is reducing at a snail’s pace’ – here’s what the nation might need to do
Why inclusive schools are worried about support staff pay rises
Heads know their support staff deserve proper pay rises but without new funding to cover the increases, tough decisions lie ahead for schools with large numbers of support staff – with so-called ‘magnet’ schools and special schools being hit the hardest
Friday
22nd Jul 2022
Need to know: Teacher pay rises, Ofsted and staff shortages
Your roundup of ÌÇÐÄVlog’ most popular news and features articles from the past week includes all the reaction to the teacher pay rises, a big announcement about Sats and Ofsted’s concerns about schools being too focused on exams
‘Are schools really as important as we think they are?’
The tendency to ask schools to address all of society’s ills is unfair on teachers, suggests a Scottish policy forum – and Henry Hepburn agrees
Truss or Sunak: What either new PM could mean for education
Sam Freedman outlines what each candidate’s win could mean for the sector – from the possibility of compulsory maths until 18 to a renewed focus on the skills agenda
The ÌÇÐÄVlog quiz: an end of school year special
Pit your wits against ÌÇÐÄVlog’ weekly general knowledge quiz...
10 questions with...Stephen Morgan MP
The Labour shadow schools minister and MP for Portsmouth South speaks about which former education secretary he would have in his dream staffroom...
Thursday
21st Jul 2022
Looking back at slavery link is helping our school move forward
A school whose name connects it to the slave trade has a duty to confront its past, says headteacher Melvyn Roffe
Teacher pay: too little for staff, too much for schools
Jack Worth from the NFER explains why the rise in salaries – despite being the biggest increase in years – has worked out badly for both staff and schools, and why fixing this should be an urgent job for the next prime minister