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Join the Tes News team as we discuss whether single-word Ofsted inspection judgements are on the way out and consider what inspection in the future might look like.

Articles discussed in this week's episode below:

• Ofsted ‘scorecard’ for schools and MATs explored
• Ofsted reports ‘opaque’ without grades, warns Gibb

And here are some other stories we think you might find interesting:

• Labour plans to replace Ofsted grades
• ‘D...

Join Tes News deputy editor news John Roberts and news reporter Matilda Martin from the Confederation of Schools Trust (CST) conference as they reflect on the events of the Conservative party conference in Manchester, and look ahead to the Labour party conference in Liverpool next week.

News from the Conservative Party conference:

• Barran: Each school should get a DfE attendance “deep di...

Join the Tes News team as they discuss the story that has dominated headlines this week – and why leaders fear wider asbestos and unsafe cladding problems dogging school buildings around the country will now be neglected as funding is diverted to RAAC issues

• Unions demand Keegan answers urgent RAAC questions
•  DfE gives schools four-day deadline to return RAAC survey
• The 147 schools named by DfE as having RAAC
• The 9 RAAC s...

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Each episode of this podcast explores the biggest education story of the week, how that story developed, and what it means for schools, through the eyes of our expert journalists. 

All of the stories discussed can be found on our website tes.com/magazine.

Stories such as David Wright’s analysis piece on why schools must act on new filtering and monitoring standards from the governm...

Welcome back to the tes news podcast. This week Senior content writer Grainne Hallahan is joined by reporter Matilda Martine as they discuss the future of digital assessment and why there is a shortage of invigilators.

This week's headline stories are available below:

• NEU attacks ‘new and unusual’ DfE stance on pay talks

The NEU teaching union went ahead with a two day teacher strike this week and said that 300,000 membe...

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In today's episode Charlotte Santry and Callume Mason explore what the 2023 Budget means for schools.

The chancellor Jeremy Hunt set out an “ambition” that the parents of all primary-age children will be provided with “wraparound” childcare in school by September 2026.

The Treasury told Tes that funding to local authorities and schools would taper off by 2026 when it expects most schools will...

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This week is an analysis special as Grainne Hallahan joins us to go through some of the big stories from our analysis desk this week.

First we cover her interview with Sir Peter Lampl, the founder and chairman of the Sutton Trust and the Education Endowment Foundation.

Then we explore how we can make assessment more inclusive through adaptive testing.

And finally, we take a look at why O...

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On this week's episode reporters Matilda Martin and Callum Mason discuss the first of the NEU’s seven planned strike days earlier this week. What happened on the day, how schools were affected and what might happen next.

And Dan Worth covers how one school luckily avoided the worst of a cyberattack, and how they fought back so that it won't happen again.

Stories discussed on today's epis...

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First up on this episode, reporter Matilda Martin covers new developments on teacher strike action.

Then, in the second half of the podcast, Grainne Hallahan is back to discuss what can be done about persistent school absence.

Stories from today's episode are available in full at tes.com/magazine:

• DfE to miss teacher pay review deadline
• Teacher pay: Heads call for 15% ‘uplift’ in ‘last...

Hello and welcome back to the Tes News Podcast.

The big story this week is a continuation of last week - it is of course teacher strikes. Joining Joshua Morris first today is Grainne Hallahan, to give us a breakdown of things as they stand. And a little bit later we're joined by Matilda Martin to give us the reaction from school leaders and go over what advice is out there to help prepare for these strikes. And finally John Roberts ...

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On this week's episode we discuss possible industrial action of teacher pay, with an eye on various union member ballot results as they begin to roll in.

And we take a look at what schools can do to mitigate asbestos related health risks, when the data shows that teachers are at a higher risk than many other professions.

Links to the articles discussed are available below:

• Ur...

The data revolution is here, and it’s taking place in schools just as much as elsewhere. Leaders and teachers are now increasingly able to view data in real time, be it on attendance, behaviour or safeguarding.

But how does this actually work in practice, what impact can it have on young people’s learning? There are myriad tools available now, with applications varying from in-class uses - such as live learning games where teachers ...