Monday
Why must we wait for racial equity progress in schools?
Politicians are ‘painfully slow’ in getting behind anti-racism work in schools, says Khadija Mohammed
GCSEs 2022: DfE urged to avoid another exams ‘disaster’
Ministers told schools are facing grading challenges that could have been avoided if the department had planned ahead
Gavin Williamson attacks school funding ‘moans’
But heads say the government is ‘giving with one hand and taking away with the other’ over pupil premium changes
Friday
Swinney ‘bombarded’ by calls for no masks in secondary
Revelation comes after a grilling from a teacher over Covid safety measures in schools at the EIS hustings
Scottish election 2021: Can we trust election pledges?
In the run-up to the Scottish Parliament election, the political parties have been quiet about one key issue for teachers – cutting class sizes
Thursday
What is the point of DfE behaviour advisers? ask heads
The Department for Education should ‘explain the rationale’ behind its behaviour experts before spending a ‘large sum of public money’
Catch-up tsar: Don’t ‘force’ more hours on teachers
Sir Kevan Collins also says he would ‘never advocate’ increasing teaching time without raising pay
Sarwar accepts criticism over private school policy
Labour leader asked how stance on independent schools squares with education of his own children
Exclusive: Quarter of Covid fund is recycled DfE cash
Using repurposed money to address Covid crisis is ‘completely inadequate to the scale of the challenge’, warns union
Scottish election 2021: Labour manifesto for education
Labour aims to protect new teachers and boost academic recovery from the pandemic with tutoring plan
Does flexible working mean the same hours for less pay?
The DfE says flexible working will help retention – but not if part-time means working extra hours, says Yvonne Williams
