Thursday
GCSEs and A levels 2022: Ofqual’s teacher grades plan B
The exams regulator advises schools to consider doing TAG assessment before Christmas to ‘protect against further disruption’
Covid catch-up: PM told to ‘keep promise’ on education
Teachers’ leader says upcoming funding announcement is a ‘moment of truth’ for the government
GCSEs and A levels 2022: How will exams look next year?
Everything teachers need to know about Ofqual’s plans for GCSEs and A levels next summer
GCSEs and A levels 2022: Exams plan ‘far too late’
Some education leaders say exam mitigations are ‘sensible’, while others warn they could lead to unfair ‘topic lottery’
Wednesday
Covid: Students in areas hit hard will still sit exams
The approach to assessing students in Scotland next year will be a national one with no local variation, the SQA tells MSPs
Need to know: 6 ways Labour would reform education
From scrapping tax exemptions for private schools to reforming Ofsted – what education would look like under Labour
Leadership teams ‘should reflect pupil diversity’
Nearly 7 in 10 academy trust leaders say school leadership teams should reflect the communities they serve
Reception baseline assessments off to a rocky start
Baselines assessments for Reception pupils have been taking place en masse for the first time this term but the early indications are it’s not going well, with many issues raised by the process
Starmer pledges to hire thousands of extra teachers
Labour leader to promise ‘the most ambitious school improvement plan ever’, if party wins power
Tuesday
Private schools ‘would become redundant under Labour’
Shadow minister says improving the life chances of state school pupils would remove any need for independent schools
Third of school staff with Covid had ongoing symptoms
One in 10 secondary students with virus also suffered symptoms more than four weeks after infection, research suggests
Lack of school masks guidance this term ‘inexplicable’
Shadow education secretary Kate Green criticises DfE handing of Covid management in schools
