General Archive
SEND: ‘Cost-cutting’ deals could push councils to break law, DfE warned
Fears sounded over whether under-pressure local authorities will ‘fully comply with their legal duties to children and young people with SEND’
‘The task is impossible’: three teachers on why they are quitting
Citing rising demands, low pay and budget pressures, teachers in England are leaving the profession in record numbers
What can drawings tell us about children’s perceptions of nature?
The growing disconnect between children and nature has led to concerns around the loss of ecological knowledge and reduced nature connection. Understanding children’s perceptions of nature...
The UK’s top universities reached an agreement on how to deal with generative AI
The technology can be seen as an “opportunity rather than a threat” to academic integrity
The Education Exchange: Why Can’t Johnny Read? Because Only a Quarter of Teacher-Prep Programs Are Teaching Reading Instruction Well
New review of almost 700 elementary-ed teacher preparation programs finds many courses don't align with "science of reading"
If you think absent pupils are skiving, just try spending a day in a school
Children are struggling, resources are being cut and teachers are burning out. Yet politicians blame everyone but themselves
Police investigate stolen exam papers after cyber attack
Schools Week understands the incident relates to a school’s email system being hacked
Over 500,000 Pupils in England attend unsafe schools, watchdog warns
New research from the National Audit Office (NAO) has found the government does not have sufficient information to manage ‘critical’ risks arising from the number of...
Ofsted crisis: Scrap 1-word judgements, says Wilshaw
‘I’ve changed my mind,’ says former Ofsted chief, who tells Tes he now supports Labour’s proposed ‘report cards’ after reflecting on the death of head Ruth...
AI: Keegan calls for evidence over use and risks in schools
The government will seek views on the positive potential of AI in education as well as the risks it poses
Investigation: teacher deregulation, by the back door
How teaching's graduate status is being eroded
Record numbers of teachers in England quitting profession, figures show
Department for Education survey finds that 40,000 – almost 9% of workforce – left state schools in 2021-22 before retirement