Thursday
Exclusive: Zahawi warned over NHS school Covid tracing
Heads ask education secretary to ‘ensure’ Covid contact tracing system is operating in schools afer surge in cases
The last ‘normal’ school year is a distant memory
A simple table shared by a teacher on social media reveals how long it is since pupils experienced a ‘normal’ school year
Zahawi: Masks in class could return to curb Covid
Education secretary does not rule out a return of mask-wearing in school classrooms amid rise in Covid-related ​absence
Ministers must ‘catch up’ with recovery effort - heads
Heads ‘made sacrifices’ while ‘lamentable’ government lacked direction, union boss to say
Wednesday
Vaccine problem stops UK teachers overseas coming home
Christmas could be ruined once again for UK teachers abroad because their vaccinations are not recognised in Britain
‘Limitations’ to Scottish Parliament education control
Concerns raised that legal ruling reveals ‘arbitrary’ nature of whether Scottish or UK parliament prevails in education matters
Touch typing ‘should be taught to all pupils’
Education secretary told by fellow MSP that touch typing is one of the most useful skills pupils can learn
Johnson: £3K payments for maths and science teachers
Prime minister says new £3,000 ‘premium’ will send the ‘best maths and science teachers’ to disadvantaged schools
Tuesday
Zahawi wants Ofsted to help raise school attendance
Education secretary asks DfE to do a ‘deep dive into absenteeism’ as new figures show more than one in 10 pupils was off last week
Nursery schools need extra £96m to survive, DfE is told
Heads and teachers’ leaders in joint call for government to provide long-term solution for maintained nursery schools
Revealed: The advisers shaping DfE plans for schools
Who are the new advisers working with education ministers on policies affecting teaching?
Removing cap on teacher hours ‘would hit recruitment’
Education research chief cautions against adding to teachers’ ‘unmanageable workload’ by lifting limit on working hours
