Tuesday
DfE hiring more attendance advisers to 鈥榗hallenge鈥 schools
拢500-a-day adviser scheme to be expanded, despite half of multi-academy trusts rejecting the help offered
Early years: Pandemic impact will drag on without proper support
The authors of a report detailing the impact of Covid lockdowns on early years education outline what the effect could be on future cohorts if more support for the sector is not forthcoming
Friday
North not 鈥榯oo hot鈥 for MATs - and there is plenty of evidence
Claims that the North is 鈥渢oo hot鈥 are wrong, says the CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts
School uniform consultation: what you need to know
Scotland is to introduce statutory guidance on school uniform to bring down the cost and address 鈥榚qualities issues鈥
Need to know: ITT reaccreditation, DfE legal action and county lines
A round-up of 糖心Vlog鈥 most popular articles from the past week, including how many ITT providers have been reaccredited and what schools can do to help tackle the issue of county lines
Dame Peacock: DfE Covid 鈥楿-turns鈥 let teachers down
Exclusive: Chartered College chief plans to tell the UK Covid Public Inquiry how the government left headteachers to cope in 鈥榠solation鈥 and put vulnerable teachers 鈥榓t risk鈥 during the pandemic
Thursday
Grammar schools warming to non-selective MAT plans
Grammar schools were previously planning grammar-only MATs over fears about their selective status
What has changed in Somerville鈥檚 year as education secretary?
Much has happened since Shirley-Anne Somerville was announced as education secretary. Emma Seith looks back at the past year
Welsh secondaries delaying new curriculum is 鈥榦nly right鈥
But school leaders鈥 union says primaries also need 鈥榝lexibility鈥 because of 鈥榠mmense pressure鈥 they are under
Wednesday
Closing attainment gap: Somerville reluctant to set target dates
Education secretary also faces criticism over use of attainment-gap funding to compensate for local budget cuts
Are selective sixth forms a real social mobility solution?
According to the Levelling Up White Paper, creating new 16-19 free schools is the answer to education inequality. Grainne Hallahan finds out what these schools might look like, and hears the experts鈥 verdict on their potential success
Three extra Reception pupils per class fell behind in pandemic
A new report from the Education Endowment Foundation has found that four- and five-year-olds were less likely to meet the expected levels of development in 2021 than before Covid disruption
