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It is exactly two years since the announcement that Scottish school buildings were to close – but record staff absence this week shows that the Covid crisis in education is still far from over, says Henry Hepburn

A roundup of ÌÇÐÄVlog’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including Covid staff absence and the likelihood of Ofsted granting a ‘good’ rating

It’s great that teachers now pride themselves on being ‘led by the evidence’ – but the lack of a consensus on what constitutes reliable evidence is creating conflict and holding the education sector back, warns Jon Severs

Pit your wits against ÌÇÐÄVlog’ weekly general knowledge quiz...

The Office for Students’ director for fair access tells ÌÇÐÄVlog why he thinks closer collaboration between the two sectors is vital – and why equality of opportunity still eludes the disadvantaged

In light of the recommendations made in the safeguarding review into the Child Q strip-search case, what steps can schools take to ensure that such incidents are never repeated again?

A focus on facts means we may have created a generation unprepared for the modern world, say Tim Brighouse and Mick Waters

The newly published Muir report offers a chance to build a system more grounded in the true purpose of education, says Professor Mark Priestley

Your round-up of ÌÇÐÄVlog’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including Ofsted’s key focus, DfE teacher pay plans and Ukrainian refugee school places

A teacher who has been championing greater diversity in school book choices shares insights and inspirations from her career

If the government is truly committed to children’s education and their future life opportunities, then ending child poverty has to be at the top of the agenda, says Geoff Barton

Exclusive: The government’s proposals for Oak National Academy are not backed by evidence and risk undermining its White Paper, writes BESA director general Caroline Wright