Thursday
Headteachers blindsided by ‘shock’ school return plans
Secondary heads say government’s own education recovery group was given ‘no hint’ that 15 March return would include S1-3
Boarding pupils from overseas can quarantine in school
DfE bows to headteacher pressure to allow pupils returning from ‘red list’ countries to quarantine in school rather than hotel
Wednesday
Budget 2021: ‘Missed opportunity’ to help schools
No extra funding for schools in today’s Budget despite government’s insistence that education is ‘a national priority’
Warning of pupil ‘fear of overload’ on school return
Students have an ‘absolute fear’ of catch-up – but they ‘can’t wait to get back’ to school, say union leadersÂ
Tuesday
‘The GCSE’s days are numbered,’ says its founder
Lord Baker, who introduced the GCSE in 1986, believes Covid has shown us that the exam has outlived its usefulness
Pupils’ return to schools: what Nicola Sturgeon said
More details have been revealed about plans to get more pupils back for face-to-face learning in schools
Don’t force primary pupils to wear masks, PM says
Government hits back at Labour council’s suggestion that children at its primary schools should wear face coverings
Catch-up tsar won’t ‘walk away’ from ‘fight’ with DfE
Action to help pupils catch up on lost learning during the pandemic must be ‘fearless’, says Sir Kevan Collins
Monday
Williamson wants ‘far more schools’ moving into MATs
Government is looking at finding ways to move more schools into multi-academy trusts by 2025, says education secretary
Covid catch-up tutoring scheme to reach 750,000 pupils
But total reach represents barely half of 1.4m children on free school meals that Labour believes should benefit from NTP
Revealed: Early career teacher trainers selected by DfE
Chosen providers will deliver face-to-face and online training programmes for new teachers and their mentors
Exclusive: Catch-up tutors snubbed by schools in North
Poll suggests 81% of North East schools not using National Tutoring Programme and 31% of those that do may not continue
