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Your invite into education’s busiest newsroom. Join Tes reporters and news editors as we discuss the big school stories of the week and what they mean for teachers. We give you the inside track on our latest exclusives and prepare you for what’s ahead. Relevant, irreverent and occasionally slightly shambolic. Essential listening for anyone interested in schools.

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Your invite into education’s busiest newsroom. Join Tes reporters and news editors as we discuss the big school stories of the week and what they mean for teachers. We give you the inside track on our latest exclusives and prepare you for what’s ahead. Relevant, irreverent and occasionally slightly shambolic. Essential listening for anyone interested in schools.

    The ‘dire’ state of teacher recruitment

    The ‘dire’ state of teacher recruitment

    Join the Tes News team as they discuss another 'catastrophic' shortfall in the number of trainee teachers recruited this year

    • 16 min
    New shadow schools minister speaks to Tes

    New shadow schools minister speaks to Tes

    Join the Tes News team as they discuss an exclusive interview focusing on what we can expect from Catherine McKinnell.

    • 10 min
    Ofsted rates its final year under Spielman

    Ofsted rates its final year under Spielman

    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

    • 19 min
    Is it the end of the road for Ofsted grades?

    Is it the end of the road for Ofsted grades?

    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 exploredOfsted reports ‘opaque’ without grades, warns Gibb
    And here are some other stories we think you might find interesting:
    Labour plans to replace Ofsted grades‘Dreaded’ Ofsted inspections ‘ineffective’DfE issues ‘absurd’ threats to trusts with improving schools 

    • 11 min
    Can the school buildings crisis be fixed?

    Can the school buildings crisis be fixed?

    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

    • 10 min
    Labour conference special

    Labour conference special

    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

    • 14 min

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