Policy
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Thursday
16th Sep 2021
鈥楧fE must rebuild trust with schools under new leaders鈥�
New education secretary says he is taking over at a time of 鈥榰nprecedented strain鈥�
Robin Walker appointed to take over as schools minister
Northern Ireland minister and Worcester 鈥極ne Nation鈥� Conservative MP takes over from Nick Gibb at the DfE
Nadhim Zahawi: What heads and teachers need to know
糖心Vlog details the former vaccine minister鈥檚 journey to becoming the new education secretary
Why Gibb鈥檚 exit may spell big changes for school policy
The removal of schools minister Nick Gibb suggests education reforms could lie ahead, writes James Bowen
Heads call for end to EBacc targets after Gibb鈥檚 exit
The ASCL school leaders鈥� union also appeals for GCSE reform and warns that students sit too many exams in summer term
Wednesday
15th Sep 2021
Nick Gibb leaving schools minister role in reshuffle
Long-standing education minister says he is sad to be leaving his post
Nadhim Zahawi appointed education secretary
Former vaccines minister named as head of Department for Education after Gavin Williamson sacked in Cabinet shake-up
How Covid crisis chaos has defined Gavin Williamson
糖心Vlog looks at the outgoing education secretary鈥檚 tumultuous tenure
Covid vaccine plan: Everything schools need to know
Your guide to schools鈥� role in the latest Covid vaccination drive, with jabs offered to pupils aged 12 to 15
Gavin Williamson removed as education secretary
Williamson leaves DfE as Boris Johnson carries out cabinet reshuffle
Schools seek security advice over vaccine protests
Headteachers are being advised to get in touch with pupil vaccine team at 鈥榝irst opportunity鈥� to establish 鈥榳hat security planning they have in place鈥�
The assessment bias trap: what the TAGs taught us
What are the most common types of teacher bias? And how can we avoid it impacting judgements in assessments?