Friday
Clear scientific advice ‘needed to end school masks’
Lifting of the requirement for face masks in secondary schools should be guided by science, warn headteachers
School mask rule set to end despite teacher opposition
Prime minister expected to make announcement on removing requirement in secondary schools next week
GCSEs 2022: ‘Teachers need to know changes by autumn’
Exclusive: Teachers will be notified of significant changes to exams in 2022 by this September, says Ofqual chair
Wednesday
Scottish election 2021: The parties’ education pledges
As voters prepare to go to the polls tomorrow, we round up the parties’ key promises on education
School counsellor target ‘was missed then hidden’
Figures show that by December just 215 of 350 counsellors promised to secondary schools had been recruited
Covid catch-up: What will summer schools look like?
Funding is now available for summer schools, but how will leaders be organising them? Grainne Hallahan finds out
‘Ofqual’s plans for autumn exams are simply farcical’
The decision to hold autumn exams shows no understanding of how teachers teach or students learn, says Adam Riches
Tuesday
GCSEs 2021: Heads condemn autumn exams plan
School leaders warn that the autumn exam series for GCSEs and A levels ‘creates more problems than it solves’
Why DfE’s textbook plan undermines teachers’ Covid work
The DfE’s plan to publish resources undermines trust in teachers – and will create extra workload, warns Stephen Lotinga
