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Thursday
22nd Apr 2021
Why state teachers鈥� pensions could be under threat, too
The Teachers鈥� Pension Scheme is under attack 鈥� and it isn鈥檛 just a private-school problem, says David James
Revealed: Where 拢10m DfE school behaviour cash is going
Seven behaviour experts will cost DfE 拢1 million over the course of controversial three-year scheme
鈥楾rain teachers to constructively challenge authority鈥�
Scottish education is 鈥榗oasting鈥� and it is time for 鈥榞reatly increased鈥� school autonomy, says think tank
Wednesday
21st Apr 2021
News briefing: What the catch-up tsar wants for schools
From 鈥榖illions鈥� in funding to handpicked tutors 鈥� all we learned from the recovery commissioner鈥檚 talk at today鈥檚 Schools North East event
鈥業mperative鈥� to compensate for Erasmus loss
Erasmus played 鈥榤assively important role鈥� in creating confident languages teachers, warn linguists
Scottish election 2021: Alba鈥檚 manifesto for education
Alba is promising a 鈥榖onfire of paperwork so teachers can teach鈥� and a broadening of the curriculum
I鈥檓 here to 鈥榮top bad things happening鈥�, says Collins
Catch-up tsar says some people will accuse him of making 鈥榓 disaster鈥� of things but that his 鈥榖igger challenge鈥� is securing resources
Schools could get more control over catch-up tutoring
Government catch-up tsar wants to give schools freedom to pick their own 鈥榲erified and qualified鈥� tutors, unlike National Tutoring Programme system
Catch-up tsar: Asking teachers to do more has a price
Catch-up funding must be 鈥榠n the billions鈥�, says recovery commissioner Sir Kevan Collins as he talks of 鈥榚xtending鈥� the 鈥榚ducational experience鈥�
Tuesday
20th Apr 2021
Will government鈥檚 拢750k crackdown on rape culture work?
The government has set aside 拢750k to tackle rape culture in schools 鈥� but is money alone enough, asks Ian Rivers
Parents withdraw pupils from school mental health help
Families opting out of government scheme due to 鈥榮tigma鈥�, pilot school warns
Exclusive: 拢121m for Institute of Teaching over 6 years
DfE seeking bidders for Institute to train 1,000 new teachers a year 鈥� but trainers question 鈥榲alue鈥� of the scheme