Secondary
Wednesday
7th Jul 2021
GCSEs 2021: Grade 鈥榯riple checks will reduce appeals鈥�
Students should think carefully about taking exams in autumn if they are unhappy with their grade, says leading head
Why Eton and Star want to set up selective sixth forms
The recent announcement that Eton College and Star Academies will open new selective sixth forms in the North of England and the Midlands generated much debate. Here, Tom Arbuthnott and Lisa Crausby provide more detail on the proposals
Tuesday
6th Jul 2021
Why I run a phone-free school - but won鈥檛 ban them
This Scottish head won鈥檛 allow phones 鈥榯o be seen, heard or used鈥�, but believes a ban may be 鈥榓 battle that can鈥檛 be won鈥�
GCSEs: New Ofqual boss supports advance exam topics
Jo Saxton, the government鈥檚 preferred candidate as Ofqual chief, spoke to MPs this morning about her plans for the role
Monday
5th Jul 2021
GCSEs 2022: Year 10s 鈥榟ave missed 1 in 4 teaching days鈥�
It is 鈥榰nacceptable鈥� that there have been no details or consultation over next summer鈥檚 exams, says union leader
IB Diploma results 2021: Scores up despite Covid impact
Option of either exam or non-exam routes due to pandemic also leads to a rise in overall Diploma pass rate
Wednesday
30th Jun 2021
Many secondary restraint policies 鈥榬isk human rights鈥�
One in three secondary schools does not have a policy that covers聽the analysis of restraint incidents, research shows
Need to know: 拢400 payment for teacher 鈥榚xam鈥� workload
Part-time teachers in Scotland can also receive full 拢400 payment for work assessing pupils at the 鈥榙iscretion鈥� of headteachers
Monday
28th Jun 2021
GCSEs: Warning over 鈥榮triking鈥� inconsistency on grades
Teachers under 鈥榚normous pressure鈥� from parents to change grades, shadow education secretary says
Exclusive: Covid cost for new science teachers revealed
Most new chemistry teachers unprepared for teaching practicals, a new survey finds 鈥� and the Royal Society of Chemistry is calling for 拢7m to plug the gap
Exclusive: Most teachers are against scrapping GCSEs
Only a fifth of teachers back growing calls for the GCSE to abolished post-pandemic, a 糖心Vlog survey shows