🚨Access to practical work for GCSE science students has fallen significantly since 2016

Just 26% of Y10 & 11 students said they had been able to do hands-on practical experiments in their science classes at least once a fortnight in 2023

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The government should move away from 'punitive' parental fines to solve the school absence crisis, Centre for Mental Health and Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition warn in a new report

It comes just months after the DfE increased fines for parent fines for unauthorised absences⬇️

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The government should move away from 'punitive' parental fines to solve the school absence crisis, Centre for Mental Health and Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition warn in a new report

It comes just months after the DfE increased fines for parent fines for unauthorised absences⬇️

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School funding letters coming out recently has led to MAT leaders saying they are “exceptionally concerned” about making ends meet for 2024-25. Let’s take a look at why things are so difficult for schools at the moment and how it’s impacting them 🧵

Thanks to Geoff Barton for talking so openly to me about 'gnawing insecurity'; why The Labour Party must avoid 'spooking' the profession, how oracy could bring the 'joy' back into teaching, and what his future holds
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📢New: Our @Tes MAT Tracker map of every MAT in England has been updated.

Wondering which MATs run the most schools? It's all here, in an updated list feat. (puts on TOTP voice) *new entry* Bath and Wells MAT – now running 42 primaries across Somerset

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I'll be tuning into a debate hosted by Private Education Policy Forum from 7 about Labour's plan to add VAT to private school fees - follow below for updates

Exam board Pearson will run Sats from 2025 after winning a contract worth up to £180 million. Capita, who currently runs the test, lost their bid
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Looking for an Australian teacher to write something - if that's you or you know someone, get in touch!

A Muslim student at Michaela Community School in London has lost a High Court challenge against its ban on prayer rituals

This is a case the schools sector will have been watching with interest⤵️

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'I was all in on my work at that point. I wanted my daughter to see a working parent, but I had gone too far and she wasn’t seeing any other side of me - she wasn’t seeing any fun.'

Great piece from NASBTT CEO Emma Hollis for our How I Lead series

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The schools sector should go on a “propaganda parade” to “raise the status” of teaching & take care not to “wash all our linen in public” to help recruitment

Sir Andrew Carter acknowledged “real problems” with “teachers working against enormous odds”

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✍️KS1 Sats resources are being sent out to schools this week, unless they opted out.

Our polling with Teacher Tapp found that over half of primary school teachers will still be using the DfE tests, with benchmarking purposes the number one reason:

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New: Only 1 in 10 pupils excluded at primary school go on to pass their GCSE's.

Chance UK tracked children from reception to Year 11, and found almost two-thirds became persistently absent by the end of secondary school.

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“They celebrated my success as if there was nothing weird about a girl playing football, but we know that there was”

I spoke to Leah Williamson about her mission to reshape the messaging on P.E and ensure all girls have a shot at getting on the field:

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“They celebrated my success as if there was nothing weird about a girl playing football, but we know that there was”

I spoke to Leah Williamson about her mission to reshape the messaging on P.E and ensure all girls have a shot at getting on the field:

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Up to £9m is being spent on the next tranche of cost-cutting advisors for schools - up from £6.7m.

But academy trusts “will take some convincing that this is the best way of helping them”, Leora Cruddas CBE warns.

Story by Jasmine Norden
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KS1 Sats: The DfE may have now made the Year 2 tests optional, but excl polling by Teacher Tapp for Tes shows that over half of schools will still run them.

We spoke to those on both sides of the debate ahead of the delivery of govt papers next week:

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