Monday
Exclusive: Thumbs down to longer day and shorter breaks
Catch-up: Parents see pupil wellbeing support as more important than extended school days and reduced holidays, Ipsos Mori poll finds
Scrap primary school homework, say Scottish Greens
In the run-up to the Scottish Parliament election, the party says primary school homework ‘is of limited benefit’
Friday
Allow exclusions if pupils attack, say teacher leaders
But excluded pupils should be ‘reintegrated into mainstream education as soon as possible’, NEU boss argues
Teachers ‘need immediate cut to devastating workload’
Efforts by the DfE to remedy problem have ‘clearly not had the desired effect’, teachers’ leader warns
Are hubs or phone bans what schools really need now?
Covid has exposed dire inequalities in education – yet Gavin Williamson talks of phone bans, says Geoff Barton
NEU: ‘We were right to call for Covid school closures’
NEU leaders accuse Gavin Williamson of being ‘blind to the gravity and danger of the situation’ with Covid infections in January
Exclusive: Academies reveal pupils hit by ‘stealth’ cut
Upwards of 1,500 pupils at three trusts will lose out on pupil premium funding owing to DfE policy shift, data suggests
Thursday
Teachers’ paltry pay rise has sent morale crashing
Scrap GCSEs and A levels to fight racism, say teachers
NEU members vote to call for an end to GCSEs and A levels in favour of assessment that includes ‘global perspectives’
Teachers back push to pause exclusions post-pandemic
‘No child is disposable,’ NEU conference told after hearing of rising number of exclusions, particularly among black boys
So, Gavin, behaviour has got better...and also worse?
The education secretary is like an ineffective NQT using scattergun threats to impress leadership, says Kester Brewin
SNP to unveil free primary breakfast and lunch plan
Nicola Sturgeon says there is also a plan to pilot free nutritious breakfasts in secondary schools
