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Exclusive: Online learning rises by up to 92%
The areas that have seen the biggest switch to online learning this term have been revealed by new research
Petition launched against Dundee plans for faculties
Concerns over teacher workload and disruption to students' learning if principal teacher posts go
Covid-19 vaccine approved for primary pupils
The jab will now be offered to 5- to 11-year-olds who are clinically vulnerable or who live with someone in this group
Biggest primary academy chain appoints new chief
REAch2 announces new chief executive officer as Sir Steve Lancashire steps down
Secondary teacher trainee pandemic boost evaporates
The number of trainees in secondary subjects overall falls further behind target than pre-pandemic levels
Academy conversions drop by half
Expansion of the academies programme has been slowing down year on year since 2016, a new DfE report shows
Sturgeon: priority remains to reopen schools ‘as normal’
Stringent limits on attending sports and new year events are among measures to ensure schools can open after Christmas
One in six academy trusts paying top earners over £150k
New figures show 17 per cent of trusts awarded at least one staff member salary and pension package over £150,000 in 2019-20
Harness expert teachers’ knowledge and skills, says GTCS
Body also calls for a ‘continuum of learning’ for new teachers – stressing that ‘initial teacher education is indeed that – initial’
Ex-Ofsted boss to return to teaching to cover Covid gaps
But school leaders question if government push to recruit ex-teachers will work
Could return from Scottish school holidays be delayed?
Fears over Omicron Covid variant lead to calls for school buildings to remain closed for longer after Christmas
Survey shows scale of stress among teachers in Scotland
Poll of 16,000 teachers described as 'very worrying reading', with school staff shortages a big driver of stress
Oak pushes BT to restore free access to online lessons
EXCLUSIVE: As Omicron cases rise, national online academy writes to BT urging it to drop data charges for pupils learning remotely
Ex-teachers can apply from today to fill Covid staff gaps
Retired teachers and those working in other professions urged to return to the classroom to plug Covid absence gaps
Schools need workforce plan to prevent closures, says Labour
Exclusive: Shadow schools minister writes to DfE urging a ramping up of Covid protection for schools next term amid soaring cases
More than 1 in 20 primary pupils have Covid
New data leads to calls from unions for more measures to prevent disruption to education
Scottish teacher pay offer is rejected
Latest pay offer in long-running saga described as an 'insult' to teachers
New Covid safety guidance for Scottish schools
Guidance includes details on controversial plan for exemption from self-isolation for some school staff
Round-up: Daily Covid tests, ECF and metacognition
ÌÇÐÄVlog presents a round-up of key news and features to keep you up to date with the latest in the world of education
Covid catch-up efforts may be ‘inadequate’, admits DfE
Failing to ensure pupils recover from learning lost during the pandemic described as 'very likely' in government risk report
ITT: Accreditation deadline extended for providers facing Ofsted
Exclusive: Deadline for the first round of accreditations will be pushed back for those being inspected by Ofsted in the new year
Omicron: Trust heads to close classrooms, DfE told
Chartered College of Teaching boss Dame Alison Peacock warns securing new wave of supply teachers will take weeks
£10m boost for catch-up in North and Midlands
EEF Research Schools Network to lead on catch-up programmes in areas hit hardest by learning loss during Covid pandemic
Hundreds of schools join legal action over SIMS contract
ESS owner ParentPay says five months' notice is 'not unreasonable'