General
Wednesday
Trans students: the legal risks for schools
Official guidance clarifying the legal position for schools on how they support trans-identified children is urgently needed, argues this discrimination lawyer
Is single-sex schooling becoming a thing of the past?
Scotland’s last all-girls state school started taking in boys in 2021-22, but what does that tell us about the future of single-sex schooling? Emma Seith investigates
Monday
Key developments on holiday pay for term-time employees
Part-time employees in Northern Ireland may be able to claim for wrongful holiday pay deductions dating back to 1998, writes Seamus McGranaghan
How international students enriched these schools
Teaching students from Oman have shown schools in Glasgow the benefits of building global links
Friday
Need to know: Exam error, DfE academy plans and teacher sayings
A roundup of ÌÇÐÄVlog’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including a ‘totally unacceptable’ GCSE exam paper mistake, the DfE’s plans to hold academy trusts to account and the things teachers shouldn’t say
Is this the ‘death knell’ for many school business leaders?
The government’s updated school resource management strategy offers support for school business leaders – but it also appears to put their role in jeopardy, says Hilary Goldsmith
In education, it’s the small ideas that can make a big difference
Blue-sky thinking is all well and good – but sometimes in education, a tweak is all that’s needed, says Helen Amass
The return of ‘The Blob’? Not in this Schools Bill
Some critics of the Schools Bill claim it is a move by ‘The Blob’ to centralise educational power – but Sam Freedman explains why such talk risks undermining important work to bring order to the academies landscape
The ÌÇÐÄVlog quiz: Glastonbury, Greenland and the Games
Pit your wits against ÌÇÐÄVlog’ weekly general knowledge quiz...
Thursday
What progress has really been made on laptops for pupils?
Almost 280,000 devices are apparently winging their way to pupils – but how much credit can the government claim?
DfE U-turns on plans for two-person admission appeals panels
But remote video admission appeals will be become standardised after widespread backing from the sector
Getting girls into Stem subjects: what Scotland is doing
Progress in breaking down stereotypes about Stem subjects must not be slowed down by ill-informed perceptions, says Stuart Farmer
