Wednesday
Taylor’s Schools expands into Thailand with four-school deal
The international schools group has acquired St Andrews International School campuses from Cognita – with CEO Angelina Tee promising ‘more to come’
SEND reforms will make Sendco supervision vital
With Sendcos likely to take on more even responsibilities, making sure they have space to share and reflect will become increasingly important, says this educational psychologist
The deadline for inclusion strategy statements and tips for writing yours
Every school needs to publish an inclusion strategy statement by 31 December – Jasmine Norden asks experts what should be in it and how to put it together
Retraining physics teachers ‘more cost-effective’ than bursaries
Helping teachers become physics specialists could be around eight times less expensive than increasing trainee bursaries, analysis finds
Quarter of schools cannot afford teacher pay rise, union warns
NASUWT urges the government to increase education spending to at least 6 per cent of GDP, saying that schools will be forced to cut jobs
Schools risk ‘financial millstone’ from DfE solar deals
Schools warned against entering potentially decades-long private financing agreements
Tuesday
Reading from birth: how to build early literacy skills
For very young children, reading does not need to focus on the printed word, says Dr Karen Boardman, but should include playful experiences that support the development of crucial literacy skills
Pisa: scores rise in science but flatten in maths and reading
DfE hails ‘strong’ results for England in international tests, but makes the case for change
BSO inspectorates prepare for huge workload increase
The removal of Penta, which carried out more than half of British Schools Overseas inspections, puts the two remaining inspectorates under pressure – but they say they are ready
Want to boost pupils’ sense of belonging? Let them laugh
New research suggests laughter and playfulness are key to helping pupils feel they belong and flourish – so does your school provide enough opportunities for this to happen?
Where will Mission Coastal go next?
ÌÇÐÄVlog looks at which coastal areas could follow Hastings and Scarborough in the government’s school improvement scheme
