Tuesday
DfE treats teachers as ‘problem not ally’ says Labour
Schools have faced ‘catalogue of government failings’ during Covid crisis, shadow education secretary will say today
Progress on closing the attainment gap ‘limited’
New report finds improvement ‘varies significantly’ across councils, with ‘evidence of worsening performance’ in some authorities
Monday
Williamson behaviour boost claim ‘flimsy’, say teachers
Education secretary says pupils’ behaviour has improved during Covid – but thousands of teachers disagree
76% of teachers think they should get vaccine priority
Poll follows earlier finding that the majority of the UK public thought teachers should be prioritised for vaccination
‘Varied’ success in attempts to bridge attainment gap
Report on five years of the Scottish Attainment Challenge finds that, on some measures, the gap has widened
Prolonged teacher pay freeze risks supply ‘challenge’
Pay restraint beyond 2021-22 could lead to ‘increasingly uncompetitive’ profession, NFER report warns
Friday
Geoff Barton to serve second term as ASCL leader
Former headteacher Geoff Barton can now continue to lead the Association of School and College Leaders until 2027
Abolish ‘repressive’ schools uniforms, ministers told
Pupils should be free to ‘find their own style’, which is ‘itself an important part of education’, peer argues
School PFI contract end may spark ‘serious disruption’
Government must prepare for end of hundreds of PFI contracts to avoid huge costs when buildings are handed back, say MPs
Wednesday
Bill to end union ‘closed shop’ clears first hurdle
MPs back change in law to allow teachers to seek broader representation in legal hearings
GCSEs 2021: ‘Car crash’ plan to share test materials
Government criticised over decision to let GCSE and A-level students see external tasks before they sit them
