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Saturday
3rd Apr 2021
Teachers need better pay not 鈥榩raise鈥�, Williamson told
Union leader hits out at remarks by education secretary that teacher training is central to catch-up 鈥榓s if teachers are part of the problem鈥�
鈥楾eachers can鈥檛 compensate for pupil poverty alone鈥�
Schools alone cannot compensate for the 鈥渄eeply damaging harm鈥� done to pupils by the 鈥渃ruel鈥� effect of poverty, the shadow education secretary warns
Teachers back campaign to scrap league tables
Teaching union will push for end of use of 鈥榟igh-stakes鈥� testing and campaign to show adverse impact of league tables
Thursday
1st Apr 2021
Teachers are in no state to fulfil election promises
As election campaigns go into full throttle, politicians continue to play to the gallery of parents while neglecting staff wellbeing
Covid jabs for pupils suggested by government adviser
Vaccinating pupils could guard against further disruption to their education, says expert
Exclusive: Catch-up 鈥榗ould trigger teacher burnout鈥�
鈥楽ustainable approach鈥� needed for catch-up or else schools could 鈥榣ose valuable teachers鈥�, union leader warns
Wednesday
31st Mar 2021
Exclusion of looked-after pupils 鈥榯o end by 2024鈥�
New care review plan says Scottish schools must 鈥榢now and cherish鈥� their care-experienced pupils
Hey, DfE and Ofsted: stop treating us like children
When the education secretary tells us he trusts us, he sounds like a parent talking to a teenager, says Kester Brewin
Schools plan self-defence and uniform changes for girls
Changes come after the death of Sarah Everard and allegations of a 鈥榬ape culture鈥櫬爄n a number of private schools