This week, as the Department for Education announced the hiring of “attendance advisors” to tackle high rates of persistent absence, Tes revealed that Ofsted had turned down one in three requests from school leaders to defer inspections due to the pandemic.
Meanwhile, geography teacher Mark Enser stressed the importance of thinking about sourdough when sequencing a curriculum, and Tes looked at whether or not fidget toys had an educational use in the classroom.
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News
The Department for Education is sending in “attendance advisers” into local authorities and schools with high rates of persistent absence from next week.
Ofsted has rejected around a third of requests from schools asking to defer inspections this term because of Covid-19 disruption, Tes can reveal.
More than three in four school staff experienced symptoms of poor mental health linked to their work in the past year.
Major concerns around the lack of time for mentoring in schools - and its impact on teacher training placements - have been revealed in a new survey.
The proposed timetable to reaccredit teacher training centres by next September discriminates against school-based providers and should be “scrapped”, a sector leader has warned.
Features
Fidget spinners have dropped out of the headlines, but the trend for this type of toy continues, with pupils claiming that they help hone their attention. Kate Parker explores whether these toys can become classroom concentration tools.
Curriculum sequencing helps to avoid teaching topics in silos - and here’s how to do it, says Mark Enser.
It’s time to put student wellbeing at the centre of uniform policies, says this guidance, which sets out how to embed a truly inclusive approach.
Engaging children with abstract talk in the classroom can help to develop larger vocabularies, writes Amber Muhinyi.
We’ve all experienced imposter syndrome - if left unchecked, it can be really damaging. Here, one leader shares how she beats it.
