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‘Sledgehammer’ ITT plan ‘will cut teacher supply’
Headteachers' union leader criticises DfE plans to shake up initial teacher training amid Covid pandemic
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
Minimum school clothing grant increased to £120
The new minimum clothing grant for Scottish primary pupils is £120 and, for secondary students, it is now £150
All teacher trainers reaccredited in ITT ‘step change’
DfE advisory group outlines proposals to radically reshape initial teacher training
P1 testing must focus on development, not the three Rs
National standardised tests, if scrapped, must not be replaced by council literacy and numeracy assessments, argues Sue Palmer
Revealed: How DfE wants schools to focus recovery funds
Low-stakes quizzes may tell teachers more about learning loss than full past papers says government
The Early Career Framework: what you need to know
With the introduction of the ECF, Sarah Wright looks at what it will mean for new teachers – and schools
Schools to get £203 per pupil for catch-up tutoring
New route into recovery tutoring will reach 60 per cent of children on pupil premium, according to DfE email seen by ÌÇÐÄVlog
Heads ‘anger’ as DfE treatment ‘feels like contempt’
Joint letter from ASCL, NAHT and NEU to Gavin Williamson expresses "anger and dismay" at government's handling of Covid crisis
Rise in probationers ‘leaves teachers without work’
Scottish government accused of a workforce planning ‘disaster’ as probationer teacher numbers rise despite a lack of jobs
Exclusive: Reform Ofsted post Covid ‘battle’, say heads
A commission involving heads should be set up to review accountability structures in wake of pandemic, say school leaders
Primary teachers face 3 months of Covid learning loss
Key stage 1 pupils have fallen back on reading and maths due to pandemic disruption, NFER and EEF research shows
DfE ‘doesn’t know’ Covid crisis cost impact on schools
Government has 'utterly failed' to assess Covid cost pressures for schools, say heads after watchdog calls for clarity
School funding shifting away from the poorest, says NAO
National funding formula means majority of the most deprived schools have seen a real-terms funding cut, watchdog warns
Covid: Heads slam ‘cynical attempt to shift blame’
Union writes to Boris Johnson over claims schools are being 'overzealous' in their Covid measures by sending too many pupils home
Unity Howard to leave influential free schools charity
Ms Howard is replaced by Sophie Harrison-Byrne as director of the New Schools Network
Revealed: Where Covid learning loss has hit hardest
Pupils eligible for free school meals have missed more lessons than their peers, new DfE data shows
‘Divisive’ to exclude support staff from £400 payment
Paying only teachers and lecturers for extra qualifications work ‘ignores’ the input of other staff, say heads
Exclusive: 10% more headteachers in union after Covid
‘Exhausted and stressed’ headteachers turn to unions in pandemic when guidance from DfE is 'in short supply'
Many secondary restraint policies ‘risk human rights’
One in three secondary schools does not have a policy that covers the analysis of restraint incidents, research shows
Williamson: School bubbles could be ‘lifted’ for summer
Education secretary says the DfE is considering ending bubbles in schools "as part of step 4" of Covid roadmap so "all children" can take part in "summer activities."
Primary schools ‘completely forgotten’ in Covid plans
Ways of avoiding pupil isolation discussed so far ‘would not work in primaries’, say leaders
Need to know: £400 payment for teacher ‘exam’ workload
Part-time teachers in Scotland can also receive full £400 payment for work assessing pupils at the ‘discretion’ of headteachers
Williamson working to ‘relax’ school Covid measures
Education secretary speaks out after Department for Education statistics reveal one in 20 pupils were off school for Covid-related reasons on Thursday