Sunday
Play-based stage can reduce attainment gap, say Greens
A school starting age of 7 is favoured, with the party pointing to Finland’s ‘renowned’ education system
Every pupil to get laptop or tablet, says Swinney
Opposition politicians say policy should have been announced far earlier in the Covid pandemic
Friday
Gavin Williamson: I trust teachers - so should parents
Exclusive: Education secretary Gavin Williamson writes for ÌÇÐÄVlog, expressing trust in teachers to deliver the right grades this summer
Has school reopening pushed up Covid cases?
The latest data shows there has been a small increase in the percentage of positive cases among school-aged children
Thursday
Scottish election 2021: The parties’ education policies
We look at the parties’ education promises on the first day of campaigning as the country prepares to vote on 6 May
Ex-teachers and TAs may be needed as catch-up tutors
Recruiting tutors for the National Tutoring Programme is a ‘challenge’ and teaching assistants and former teachers may be needed, admits DfE
Pay teachers a minimum of £30,000, say Lib Dems
Teacher pay is at forefront of the Liberal Democrat campaign launch for the 6 May Scottish Parliament election
GCSEs 2021: ‘Wild West chaos’ among 5 grading fears
Influential committee of MPs writes to Gavin Williamson outlining major concerns about this year’s GCSEs and A levels
