Monday
What’s going wrong with SEND in ITT - and how can we fix it?
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
How reducing central team headcount cut top slice costs
A trust CEO outlines the tough but necessary steps they took to save money and reduce top slice spend from 6.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent
Powell urged to halt ‘demoralising’ Ofsted inspections
The NAHT is launching a campaign to stop graded Ofsted inspections, warning that the latest framework poses a ‘risk to life’
Friday
Tributes paid after death of trust chair Julius Weinberg
Ormiston Academies Trust recalls ‘extraordinary man’ whose career encompassed medicine, education and public service
Allergy safety: how to ensure your school complies with the law
This summer, the DfE released new statutory guidance about keeping children with allergies safe. Here, two lawyers explain how to make sure your policies and practices are up to date
Innovation can be uncomfortable, but that’s when it really counts
New ideas shouldn’t be easy, otherwise, they’re not really new – but that requires trust that it will be worth the effort, says this group leader
Tom Bennett on SEND, exclusions and why his behaviour model works
Tom Bennett has advised on behaviour policy in England for a decade – he sits down with Kyle Tormey to explain why the latest iteration of his behaviour support will deliver safer and calmer classroomsÂ
Headteacher gender pay gap ‘widest since records began’
Average pay gap for all state school heads increased to an ‘unacceptable’ £9,771, finds analysis by the NAHT school leaders’ union
Thursday
Is the teacher pay rise ‘fully funded’?
Schools have been told they can cover this year’s teacher pay rise through pension savings. ÌÇÐÄVlog explains what this actually means for budgets
MAT Tracker regional deep dive: North West
ÌÇÐÄVlog examines the outlook for the academies sector in the North West, as part of our MAT Tracker series delving into regional movements and trends
Are you ignoring this key group in your school policy decisions?
A primary teacher at an international school in Egypt explains how they engaged pupils to understand how a new feedback policy was being received – with interesting results
‘Death spiral’ in language learning demands action, government told
Think tank report finds ‘stark disparities’ in uptake of GCSE languages across different parts of England
