General
Thursday
10th Mar 2022
Government must prove the NTP is working
Robert Halfon, chair of the Commons Education Select Committee, outlines why the government must prove the NTP is fit for purpose 鈥� and if not, they should free themselves from the contract
Teacher pay: What the DfE鈥檚 plans mean for you
The government wants to increase teachers鈥� starting salary to 拢30,000 鈥� but its newly published proposals would affect more experienced teachers, too. 糖心Vlog explains the DfE鈥檚 plans in detail
Will Scottish education reform get a Hollywood ending?
The Muir report said a lot of things that teachers wanted to hear 鈥� but many will remain sceptical, says Henry Hepburn
Friday
4th Mar 2022
糖心Vlog essentials: Teacher pay, Ukraine and banned phrases
Your round-up of 糖心Vlog鈥� most popular news and features articles from the past week
Do we need in-person education conferences after Covid?
Education conferences are moving online 鈥� and that may make them more relevant for teachers, says Henry Hepburn
Tuesday
1st Mar 2022
What it feels like to take off our masks after 16 months
A lot has changed since Scotland introduced rules on face coverings in classrooms in November 2020, says Alan Gillespie
3 teacher phrases I must stop using
Scottish teacher Jamie Thom has made it his mission in 2022 to stop saying these pointless phrases in the classroom
Monday
28th Feb 2022
Please sir, can we have some more funded NQTs?
A Welsh scheme in which hundreds of newly qualified teachers have been placed in schools with their wages paid by government has been a big success story, says Laura Doel
After 16 months, masks are (sort of) coming off in Scotland
There will be mixed feelings as rules around face coverings in classrooms come to an end, says Henry Hepburn