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Teaching overseas as a single parent isn't as difficult as you think

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 9h

🌏 Moving abroad to teach is a big decision – even more so if you’re a single parent. Yet this teacher has done it in three countries and says other solo parents shouldn’t be put off

Being a solo parent doesn't meant you can't pursue an international teaching career, as this teacher who has worked in Bermuda, Turkey and Peru explains

Record rise in Ofsted inspections of suspected illegal schools

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 12h

Ofsted carried out a record 115 inspections of suspected illegal schools last year, but the watchdog says weak laws still enable offenders to 'operate with impunity'

Inspectorate says the increase in inspections may reflect greater awareness of the problem of illegal schools, but warns legal loopholes still make it too easy to evade prosecution

Schools can’t ignore polarisation - we have to step up

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 14h

‘Polarisation is a formidable challenge, but schools hold unique power to respond’: MAT chief Gulcin Sesli on why classrooms are the front line when it comes to tackling social media extremism

Our young people are absorbing extreme views via social media, but schools have a unique power to combat this dangerous polarisation, says MAT chief Gulcin Sesli

How to get your teacher resignation letter right

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

Leaving a teaching role isn’t easy, but a good resignation letter can help to ensure a smooth departure. Here’s a guide on what to write…

Leaving a teaching role isn’t easy, but a good resignation letter can help to ensure a smooth departure. Here’s a guide on what to write

How our MAT supports teachers hired from overseas

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

Teachers recruited from overseas can suffer culture shock after they arrive in the UK – here, one leader explains how her trust has developed a support system to help them settle

The international director at King’s Group Academies explains the support system it has created to help teachers recruited from other countries to settle - both personally and professionally

‘Hyper-competition’ between schools weakens inclusion, leader warns

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

There is an 'irreconcilable conflict' between the drive for inclusion and a system of 'hyper-competition' between schools, a trust leader has warned #TesSENDShow

SEND reforms should leave behind the long-established ‘market system’ of competition, the Tes SEND Show hears

Beyond phonics: why England still has a reading problem

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

The latest phonics screening check data is encouraging in some aspects, but ‘we shouldn’t confuse decoding with reading’, warns trust CEO @claireheald.bsky.social

The latest phonics screening check data is further proof that teaching reading is not ‘done’ at the end of KS1, writes Claire Heald

‘Vacuum of information’ around SEND reforms

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 2d

There has been a ‘vacuum of information’ around the government’s planned SEND reforms, an influential adviser said today at the #TesSENDShow

DfE adviser acknowledges that the government’s SEND plans are taking longer than was hoped

Schools contact parents after book links lead to adult website

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 2d

Schools have been forced to act after children’s books were found to contain accidental links to an adult-content website

Schools were forced to send out warnings today after children’s books contained hijacked links to pornographic material

Former minister: MAT inspections must not set trusts’ priorities

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 2d

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 2d

Former academies minister Baroness Barran has urged the government not to use future Ofsted MAT inspections to seek to impose how trusts should operate

Former academies minister calls on DfE to set out plans for new multi-academy trust inspection regime

Beyond phonics: why England still has a reading problem

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 2d

"if we’re honest, we still have a reading problem"

Really good read from Claire Heald on why every teacher in her trusts is getting taught to teach reading.

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The latest phonics screening check data is further proof that teaching reading is not ‘done’ at the end of KS1, writes Claire Heald

DfE removes funding for IB Diploma in state schools

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Dan Worth @dan-worth.bsky.social · 3d

The news the DfE is cutting funding to support state schools that deliver the IB has caused a lot of concern - not least the reduction in choice it represents for pupils, and the timing for schools hosting sixth form opening day events www.tes.com/magazine/new...

International Baccalaureate decries 'deeply disheartening' decision that it claims will affect 5,000 students but save little money

Former minister: MAT inspections must not set trusts’ priorities

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John Roberts @johngroberts.bsky.social · 2d

A former academies minister has said there is a consensus that MAT inspections are needed but urged govt not to use future inspections to impose a particular model on trusts. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Former academies minister calls on DfE to set out plans for new multi-academy trust inspection regime

Fewer disadvantaged pupils hit phonics test standard

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Kyle Tormey @ktorm-social1.bsky.social · 2d

There is now a gap of 17 percentage points between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in achieving the “expected standard” in the phonics screening check.

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DfE data from the phonics screening check results also shows that the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers has grown slightly

Only 6 per cent of Sendcos can complete their tasks in work hours

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Charlotte Santry @charlottesantry.bsky.social · 2d

The exclusive findings in @johngroberts.bsky.social story make clear that, whatever comes out of the education white paper & broader inclusion push, it mustn't simply heap more tasks onto overworked sencos.

The government’s SEND reforms must ensure that special educational needs coordinators get better support, say experts, as exclusive data reveals their ‘unsustainable’ workload

What’s really driving the school attendance crisis?

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 2d

Why are some students persistently absent? New @impactedgroup.bsky.social research sheds light on the factors driving low school attendance

New analysis sheds light on the key factors affecting student attendance and how those factors interact, in sometimes surprising ways

Only 6 per cent of Sendcos can complete their tasks in work hours

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 2d

Exclusive: Sendcos are struggling with ‘unsustainable’ workloads, with the vast majority unable to complete their administrative tasks in weekly working hours, a @teachertapp.bsky.social survey shows

The government’s SEND reforms must ensure that special educational needs coordinators get better support, say experts, as exclusive data reveals their ‘unsustainable’ workload

Trust CEO median pay rises 4 per cent in a year

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 2d

Trust CEO median pay has risen 4% to £149,790 – still below the top maintained-school headteacher salary, according to a new @cstvoice.bsky.social survey

Pay for academy trust chief executives has risen in line with teacher awards, CST survey shows, but remains below the top rate for maintained-school heads

Girls facing inequalities ‘less likely to do physical activity’

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 3d

Girls with multiple characteristics of inequality are significantly less likely to do physical activity every day, a Youth Sport Trust survey has found

Survey by Youth Sport Trust also finds disadvantaged female pupils less likely than their peers to be confident about physical activity

Fewer disadvantaged pupils hit phonics test standard

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 3d

The attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in the phonics screening check has increased, new DfE data shows

DfE data from the phonics screening check results also shows that the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers has grown slightly

Inclusion ‘by design’: why it matters and how to do it

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Alex Quigley @alexjquigley.bsky.social · 3d

My latest @tesmagazine.bsky.social column: ‘Inclusion by design: why it matters and how to do it’.

I explore the changing picture around inclusion (from the OFSTED to the ‘Send crisis’), alongside practical, evidence-informed approaches teachers can address now.

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With the new Ofsted framework taking a broad view of inclusion, it’s even more important to make teaching inclusive ‘by design’ and not by accident, suggests Alex Quigley

Welsh schools embrace AI - but worry about data and safeguarding

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 3d

AI is having a positive impact in Welsh schools for both teachers and pupils, despite concerns around safeguarding, data protection and overreliance, an Estyn report has found

Report by Welsh inspectorate highlights the benefits of AI in schools – but says a national framework is needed to ensure ethical and equitable use

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Charlotte Santry @charlottesantry.bsky.social · 3d

Fab panellists for this FREE Ofsted webinar.

And hopefully a half decent chair :)

Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 3d

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