Tuesday
Middle East: Schools prepare for possible classroom return
Qatar has told schools to get ready to reopen next week, while two major groups in the UAE have asked permission to do likewise, but caution remains amid ongoing uncertainty
The subtitles myth: why children don’t learn to read from TV
The popular assumption that watching TV with subtitles will help children to become better readers doesn’t hold true, write two reading researchers
International Baccalaureate sets out AI stance
Schools are ‘navigating AI under real pressure’, says the IBO, as it publishes five draft AI design principles to provide schools with ‘a clear, values-led foundation’
The benefits of ‘loose parts’ play in the early years
Undirected play with small materials can support a wide range of learning outcomes, but practitioners need time and support to use the approach well, writes Lucy Fox
5 reasons being an examiner is brilliant CPD
From better understanding mark schemes to seeing more ways that students approach questions, this is why exam marking can be a huge career boost
Monday
Dame Alison Peacock: Use AI to test oracy skills
Assessing oracy through AI would put ‘no increased burden’ on teachers, says the head of the Chartered College of Teaching
How this school group is using AI to reimagine primary teaching
Could the use of AI help pupils to acquire knowledge faster and free up time for interdisciplinary projects, like running an Airbnb or building a drone? Inspired Education thinks so
Why a lack of diversity in international leadership is a major issue
International schools serve diverse pupil cohorts, but too often leaders are drawn from the same stock – and this needs to change, argues Kausor Amin-Ali
Friday
International group grows in Greece with EYFS-primary plans
Forfar Education announces plans for a new British curriculum primary school in Thessaloniki and the acquisition of a pre-school near the city
This story of exam results mistakes should make all schools think
A college that saw 22 grades changed from 41 reviews of GCSE English language results underlines why it’s worth schools looking carefully at their grades this results day
Why early years settings need to reduce noise and ‘visual clutter’
Pre-school children’s brains are less able to filter out visual and auditory distractions – but their settings are among the noisiest and busiest, says early years expert
Kindness is not weakness: what every leader should know
International school leader Joanna Povall outlines her framework for kind leadership and explains why kindness is a trait that has far more impact than you might imagine
