Tes - The Education Podcast

The Battle of Hastings is a key moment in British history, but Battle Abbey offers cross-curricular opportunities far beyond the history classroom. In this podcast, we speak to experts about how to broach this fascinating moment with students and how visiting the site can bring the learning to life for young people.  

Hello and welcome back to the tes news podcast.On today's episode Mary-Louise Clews, Callum Mason and John Roberts review the stories that have dominated the news agenda in 2022 from the schools funding crisis to the rise and fall of the Schools Bill and the ongoing battle to support education recovery from Covid.And Dan Worth is joined by Helen Amass to discuss why staffing is the real barrier to a fully MAT-led system and the new parliamentary inquiry into early years education.All articles discussed today are available on tes.com/magazine Why ideology is not the real barrier to a fully MAT led system Inquiry launched into early years The DfE’s original White Paper plansSchools Bill is axed, Keegan confirmsOnly 44% of schools used tutors in SeptemberDfE could ‘hit NTP target but miss the point’Schools to get £4.6bn extra after warning of funding crisis

Hello and welcome back to the tes news podcast.On today's episode Joshua Morris is joined by, Matilda Martin, Rhodri Morgan and John Roberts to discuss the demise of the Schools Bill and how all appeals against unsuccessful accreditation bids by ITT providers have been rejected by the DfE. And Grainné Hallahan is back to go over all schools need to know on Strep A to keep their students safe, and takes a look at an exclusive tes interview with Nick Gibb.All articles discussed today are available on tes.com/magazineITT Market Review: ‘All appeals rejected by DfE’Schools Bill: What to expect next from the DfESchools Bill ‘will not progress’, says KeeganSchools Bill: DfE wants to salvage safeguarding plansNick Gibb: ‘We had to blow up the concrete’Strep A: Why cases are rising and what schools can do

Hello and welcome back to the tes news podcast.This week reporter Matilda Martin is joined by Jack Worth, school workforce lead at the National Foundation for Educational Research, to get his expert opinion after new DfE stats revealed the government missed 13 out of its 17 teacher trainee targets this year.And Senior Editor Grainne Hallahan joins Joshua Morris to discuss why CPD and SEND should remain top of the funding priority list.The full articles discussed today can all be found on our website tes.com/magazineRevealed: The ‘catastrophic’ drop in teacher trainee numbersDfE fails to hit primary teacher trainee target The SEND system is broken - and the new DfE funding won’t fix itWhy schools can’t afford to stop funding CPD

Hello and welcome back to the tes news podcastOn today's episode we discuss:EYFS: ‘Significant’ drop in pupils at expected level ‘Very low’ attainers in Year 2 reading triple post-CovidMultiplication check: key insights school leaders need to know6 key trends from the DfE’s new A-level results data

Hello and welcome back to the Tes News PodcastOn this week's episode Joshua Morris, Matilda Martin, Callum Mason, and Dan Worth are back to discuss:Hunt: Schools to get extra £4.6bn over 2 yearsHeads to vote on strike ballot despite cash boost‘Heads’ strikes won’t close schools,’ says union bossNEU sixth-form teachers staff to strike over payWhat will teacher strikes look like?We need a languages revolution - not just an injection of cashHow schools can save money now - and prepare for the future

In this podcast, published during COP27, we explore how schools can work together to create positive change around climate learning. We speak to an academic who attended the conference to hear about her findings and the impact of the latest developments there, as well as hearing from two teachers about their international partnerships around climate education.

Hello and welcome back to the tes news podcastIn today's episode we discuss• A-level results and what the disadvantage gap means• The risk to schools that might lose their NTP funding• How ITT and CPD have undergone huge changes and the impact on schools

Hello and welcome back to the Tes news podcast. In today's episode we discuss: https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/exclusive-academy-target-risk-trusts-fight-survival (Why the DfE’s 2030 academy targets could be at risk) https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/scrap-catch-subsidy-clause-or-cash-will-go-unspent-gibb-warned (Warnings that government catch up funding could go unspent) https://www.tes.com/magazine/leadership/compliance/hair-discrimination-guidance-what-senior-leaders-need-know (What schools need to know about new guidelines on avoiding hair discrimination)

Hello and welcome back to the tes news podcast. There is plenty to discuss this week, with a new look (or not so new look) DfE team leading the headlines. Reporter John Roberts joins us to break down what we can expect from Gillian Keegan, Nick Gibb and Robert Halfon. And senior editor Dan Worth is back to cover practically everything else in a whistle-stop tour of our features stories this week! Everything mentioned in this week's episode is available to read in full on our website: https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/gillian-keegan-appointed-new-education-secretary-rishi-sunak (Gillian Keegan )appointed as new education secretary ‘https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/we-cant-face-another-round-cuts-new-dfe-ministers-told (We can’t face another round of cuts,’) new DfE ministers told Gibb and Halfon https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/gibb-and-halfon-appointed-dfe-ministers (appointed as DfE ministers) Keegan, Gibb and Halfon: https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/keegan-gibb-halfon

Discussion of the benefits of taking a cross-curricular approach to creativity and how schools can aim to embed it into every subject.

Hello and welcome back to the Tes news podcast. In today's episode we discuss: https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/liz-truss-political-chaos-teacher-strikes-warn-school-leaders (What chaos in Westminster means for schools) https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/teacher-pay-teaching-unions-move-closer-strike-action-ballots-announced (The prospect of a winter of strikes) https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/falling-birth-rate-population-crisis-about-hit-schools (Why a falling birth rate spells problems for schools)

Hello and welcome back to the tes news podcast In today's episdoe we discuss https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/dfe-ps9m-academy-debt-bill-set-rise-amid-cost-pressures (DfE £9m academy debt bill set to rise amid cost pressures) Teaching unionshttps://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/teacher-pay-teaching-unions-move-closer-strike-action-ballots-announced ( move closer to strike action) as ballots announced https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/secondary/frankie-thomas-online-safety-schools-tragic-pupil-death-all-schools-must-learn (Frankie Thomas:) The tragic pupil death all schools must learn from

Hello and welcome back to the tes news podcast. We're back after a summer break to catch you up on the latest in the world of education On this week's episode: Everything on education from the https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/labour-conference-diary-school-gloom-amid-optimism (Labour )and https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/kit-malthouse-education-vows-be-assertive-school-standards (Conservative )party conferences https://www.tes.com/magazine/leadership/compliance/extreme-heat-guidance-why-schools-will-have-plan-carefully (Why schools will have to plan carefully )for future extreme heat incidents https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/primary/ks1-and-phonics-data-key-stats-schools-need-know ( All you need to know )on KS1 and phonics data released this week

Hello and welcome back to the Tes News Podcast The stories discussed on this episode: https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/7-ways-dfes-send-reforms-could-fail (7 ways the DfE’s SEND reforms could fail) https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/ps1bn-support-staff-pay-rise-could-break-school-budgets (£1bn support-staff pay rise could ‘break’ school budgets) https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/edtech-schools-education-technology-regulation (Should schools have greater oversight of edtech?)

Welcome back to the Tes News Podcast On this week's episode, we discuss: https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/teacher-pay-rises-dfe-james-cleverly (Experienced teacher pay to rise by 5%) Cleverly: Not the right time to confirm two-year teacher pay increases https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/teacher-pay-rises-2022-23-schools (Teacher pay 2022-23: what the salary rises mean for you) https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/heads-leaders-consult-industrial-action-over-inadequate-teacher-pay-award (Threat of heads’ industrial action over ‘inadequate’ pay award) https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/why-sector-should-embrace-plans-help-repeat-ri-schools (Why the sector should embrace plans to help repeat ‘RI’ schools) https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/specialist-sector/ib-chief-why-were-reviewing-our-wellbeing-impact-pupils (IB chief: Why we’re reviewing our wellbeing impact on pupils)

Welcome back to the Tes News Podcast. This week we discuss: https://www.tes.com/magazine/leadership/staff-management/why-schools-should-set-their-own-rd-departments (Why schools should set up their own R&D departments) https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/ks2-sats-results-what-secondary-leaders-need-know (KS2 Sats results: what secondary leaders need to know) https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/teacher-pay-rises-school-budgets (Exclusive: School budgets on a ‘knife edge’ over teacher pay) https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/school-chain-ups-support-staff-salaries-amid-pay-arms-race (School chain ups support staff salaries amid pay ‘arms race’ )

Hello and Welcome back to the Tes News Podcast. I'm your host, Joshua Morris. It’s been a really busy week in the world of education - one that has seen three education secretaries and, of course, SATs results. Reporters John Roberts and Callum Mason catch everyone up on the whirlwind week in Westminster. And senior editor Grainne Hallahan ponders the usefulness of SAT targets.

Hello and welcome back to the Tes News Podcast, I'm your host Joshua Morris. On this week's episode, I'm joined by John Roberts to discuss: https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/schools-bill-dfe-scraps-academy-power-measures-after-backlash (Schools Bill: DfE scraps academy power measures after backlash) https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/dfe-plan-academies-coasting-schools-ofsted (Plan to academise ‘coasting’ schools goes ahead despite Ofsted fears) And Grainne Hallahan offers advice for schools facing their biggest ever influx of new staff: https://www.tes.com/magazine/leadership/staff-management/teacher-recruitment-schools-7-point-plan-your-september (A 7-point plan for your September new starter explosion)

In this episode of the podcast Callum Mason discusses two major scoops focusing firstly on the huge swathe of schools that are repeatedly being rejected for funding to improve dilapidated buildings and secondly around data that shows no schools used the energy switch service in the first three months of the year. Then Grainne Hallahan discusses pieces on governance on Tes this week and why schools need to think hard about the make-up of their governing body to ensure they have the right expertise on hand when required.