Tuesday
Bring back face masks in class now, teachers demand
Schools with ‘poor ventilation’ should also be helped amid spread of Delta variant, government told
‘Lack of Covid guidance puts pregnant teachers at risk’
Government guidance is vague and outdated – so how can pregnant teachers protect themselves, asks Victoria Addis
Monday
Fresh call for cuts to class sizes and contact time
Dramatic reductions in class sizes and contact time envisaged by 2030 in proposals tabled at EIS conference
Teachers taking second jobs to ‘put food on the table’
Concerns over teachers on ‘zero-hour contracts’ raised in an open letter to the education secretary
Wednesday
‘Insulting’: School support staff’s 1.5% pay offer
Unions representing teaching assistants and other non-teaching staff in schools reject pay deal
Teacher productivity data should not be a zero-sum game
An ill-considered tweet from a political journalist recently made clear that how we measure teacher productivity is not fit for purpose
Monday
Extended school day opposed by 6 in 10 parents
News comes after ÌÇÐÄVlog revealed ministers weighing up compulsory half hour extension or voluntary 8am-6pm opening hours
Half of teachers want remote working to stay post Covid
Research finding for Teach First comes as charity proposes reducing timetable for teachers in disadvantaged areas
