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Friday
21st Jan 2022
糖心Vlog essentials: Zahawi, face masks and phonics
A round-up of 糖心Vlog鈥� most popular news and features articles from the past week
Why it is time to mark McCrone鈥檚 card, all these years later
First in new series of 糖心Vlog Scotland investigations will look at the long-term impact of the seminal report on teachers鈥� working conditions
No face masks - but we still face huge challenges
The lifting of face mask rules doesn鈥檛 mean that it鈥檚 business as usual 鈥� schools still need a lot more government support, says Geoff Barton
DfE and Randstad must show how they will improve access to NTP
The chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee outlines the work being done to challenge those running the National Tutoring Programme to ensure it delivers on its goals
The 糖心Vlog quiz: biology, big cats and blockbusters
Pit your wits against 糖心Vlog鈥� weekly general knowledge quiz...
We need a proper conversation about vocabulary
Words wield power 鈥� but let鈥檚 not forget the 鈥榟ow鈥� and 鈥榳hat鈥� conversations when it comes to the way vocabulary is taught, says Jon Severs
Thursday
20th Jan 2022
Scotland resisting pressure to remove masks in schools
Face masks are viewed by some as a barrier to learning 鈥� but so is teacher and pupil absence, others point out
KCSIE 2022: The key proposed changes
New Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance is out for consultation 鈥� here 糖心Vlog looks at what the changes could mean for schools
Friday
14th Jan 2022
Government needs to wake up to the reality in schools
Schools need help to mitigate staff absence and learning loss 鈥� and fast, argues Jon Severs
Covid tutoring: Why hasn鈥檛 the magic happened?
How come take-up for the National Tutoring Programme has been so low? Laura McInerney breaks down what鈥檚 gone wrong