Wednesday
Stop ‘tinkering’ and fix Covid crisis gap, say heads
Government ‘obsessed’ with MAT expansion, and education secretary’s approach to behaviour is ‘thin gruel’, says ASCL
Teachers ‘treated as political enemy’ during pandemic
Government’s attitude towards profession during Covid crisis has done ‘gross disservice’ to school staff, says shadow education secretary
‘Requires improvement’ x 3 could mean academisation
Gavin Williamson wants to move schools into multi-academy trusts if they are rated less than ‘good’ in three inspections
Why tutoring isn’t the answer for primary pupils
Lockdown has contributed to language difficulties in EYFS – but the decline has been apparent for years, says Lizzy Price
Schools to get trial runs before joining academy trusts
Gavin Williamson expected to announce a ‘try before you buy’ approach to support MATs to grow
‘Don’t overdo the doom’ on lockdown reading decline
Primary pupils have lost the equivalent of two months’ reading ability over lockdown, according to new report
Tuesday
Heads back call for breakfast club expansion
Union pledges support for ‘expanded’ breakfast clubs after Labour calls for them to provide ‘additional learning time’
Some teachers need ‘complete break’ not summer schools
While some staff may have energy for summer schools, others will need a break ‘after the year they’ve had’, sector leader warns
GCSE languages plan could lower standards, expert warns
Proposals for new languages qualification will leave pupils ‘able to talk about almost nothing’ panel is told
Are GCSEs right for a modern education system?
Sally Dicketts asks if we should we do away with the standardised testing process of GCSE exams in favour of a more holistic approach that doesn’t place so much strain on young people
‘Not enough’ poorer pupils have tutors, says Oak head
Government is ‘pushing’ higher targets for disadvantaged children reached by catch-up tutoring, says NTP leader
Primary school attendance back to pre-pandemic levels
Teacher absences are now the lowest they have been since last October, new DfE attendance data shows
