Join the Tes News team as they discuss a week dominated by Ofsted as it releases it's final annual report before the change of guard and a new era for the watchdog

Is it the end of the road for Ofsted grades?

Nov 10th, 2023 11m 16s

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 a

Can the school buildings crisis be fixed?

Nov 3rd, 2023 10m 17s

Join the Tes News team as we discuss the state of the school estate across England and whether funds aimed at fixing it will be enough

Labour conference special

Oct 13th, 2023 14m 35s

Join the Tes News team as we discuss the major education policies announced at the Labour party conference this week, including boosting primary school nurseries and plans to "upskill" primary teachers in "real world" maths

Education takes centre stage

Oct 6th, 2023 17m 54s

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 Labo

The school attendance problem

Sep 29th, 2023 14m 40s

Join the Tes news team as we discuss the scale of the school attendance crisis and whether government efforts to tackle it will have an impact.

Ofsted under the microscope

Sep 22nd, 2023 10m 48s

Join the Tes News team as they discuss exclusive stories revealing a spike in Ofsted complaints and a widening gulf between the watchdog and school leaders

The DfE workforce strategy reboot edition

Sep 15th, 2023 10m 29s

Join the Tes News team as they dive into the details behind our exclusive story on how the Department for Education is poised to launch a refresh of its recruitment and retention strategy amid a deepening teacher shortage crisis

Not (just) concrete

Sep 8th, 2023 16m 17s

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

Unions call on members to reject 'insulting' pay offer

Mar 31st, 2023 9m 17s

Hello and welcome back to the tes news podcast.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 storie

Invigilator shortages and the future of digital assessment

Mar 24th, 2023 14m 3s

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 stori

Budget 2023: All primaries to provide ‘wraparound’ care

Mar 17th, 2023 10m 55s

Welcome back to the Tes News Podcast.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 prov

How can we make assessment more inclusive?

Feb 10th, 2023 17m 51s

Hello and welcome back to the Tes News Podcast.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 a

Teacher strikes: ‘It’s a joke to say we’re letting pupils down’

Feb 3rd, 2023 21m 20s

Hello and welcome back to the Tes News Podcast.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

Why strikes will differ from the pandemic

Jan 27th, 2023 20m 58s

Hello and welcome back to the Tes news podcast.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 abou

Teacher strikes are happening: All you need to know

Jan 20th, 2023 23m 28s

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

Teacher strikes: What ballot results mean for schools

Jan 13th, 2023 28m 21s

Happy new year and welcome back to the tes news podcast!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

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Going live! Could real-time data transform our schools

Jan 9th, 2023 41m 21s

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

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The most important date in history? Explore 1066 across the curriculum | Sponsored

Dec 19th, 2022 31m 35s

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 a

MAT leaders, early years inquiry and a tes news review of the year

Dec 16th, 2022 32m 24s

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 School

Schools Bill demise, ITT appeals rejected, Strep A, and Nick Gibb

Dec 9th, 2022 30m 30s

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 b

Why has there been a 'catastrophic drop' in teacher trainee numbers?

Dec 2nd, 2022 37m 57s

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 gove

Youngest pupils need catch-up cash, and key trends from A-level results data

Nov 25th, 2022 23m 39s

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 k