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Leaders warn government not to pile Neet work onto schools
As schools sector awaits imminent Milburn report on tackling the Neet crisis, an ASCL report accepts that schools can drive much of the work - but not alone
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How DfE Covid helpline failed as schools needed it most
Last March, with Covid closures looming, average DfE helpline waiting time was 35 minutes and half of callers gave up
Covid catch-up tutors meet no more than third of demand
Some 66 per cent of pupils allocated tutoring places had still not started sessions last month, says watchdog
‘Very clear’ that CfE review can’t be seen before June
MSPs had questioned why draft version of review of Scottish curriculum could not be shared before May elections
‘Stop school exclusions,’ says DfE’s mental health tsar
Alex George follows children's commissioner to become second DfE-appointed tsar today to call for an end to exclusions
Schools back a week and DfE laptop target still not met
News that 32,549 of 1.3m devices pledged are still undelivered comes on day that DfE's laptops contractor announces £206m profit
Back to school week saw at least 85% pupils attending
Headteachers welcome 'high' attendance revealed in new DfE figures for week all pupils were due back, but warn of 'bumpy' road ahead
GCSEs: Teachers in ‘invidious’ position, Gibb warned
Shadow schools minister also warns that headteachers are being forced to ‘raid’ school budgets to cover Covid safety costs
Teacher help needed for largest ever pupil consultation
New children's commissioner calls on schools to assist with 'once-in-a-generation'Â review into Covid impact on education
Exclusive: Scary Ofsted ‘needs a different culture’
New children’s tsar says she was scared by Ofsted as a headteacher and that there needs to be ‘a different way of thinking’ about the inspectorate
Exclusive: New children’s tsar wants to end exclusions
Former boss of academy trust probed over off-rolling concerns wants to work with teaching profession to end the practice
GCSEs 2021: Schools to get £200 per private entry
Schools to get financial support to deal with A-level and GCSE entries from private candidates this summer
Sturgeon: Covid rise could be linked to pupils’ return
A link between pupils returning to schools and 'a bit of an uptick in cases' cannot be ruled out, says first minister
GCSEs 2022: Urgent warning over Year 10s’ lost learning
Next year's exam students need 'level playing field' after missing one in eight face-to-face teaching days, says Labour
Sarwar reveals ‘education comeback’ plan for pupils
New Scottish Labour leader outlines his party's education priorities during his first major speech in the role
‘The government is showing its contempt for teachers’
From this week all pupils are due back in Scottish schools – ministers have given us a huge headache, says one school leader
Change curriculum to end academic ‘snobbery’, say heads
ASCL leader Geoff Barton will also call for reforms to accountability and assessment in today's speech to union's national conference
Half of pupils won’t tell teachers mental health fears
Younger children less likely to speak to a member of school staff about their mental health worries, survey reveals
Oak Academy: new online lessons for trainees to observe
Trainee teachers whose practical experience has been disrupted by Covid can now use online lessons to explore planning and pedagogy with experts
35 universities threaten to withdraw teacher training
Warning that 10K initial teacher training places – third of current provision – could go if DfE introduces short-term contracts
Teachers asked to Covid contact trace over Easter break
DfE says school and college staff need to be available for contact tracing in the first six days of the Easter holidays
Revealed: Salaries of our biggest academy chain chiefs
Table shows what the leaders of some of the largest multi-academy trusts in the country were paid in 2019-20
Exclusive: 7 academy leaders now paid more than £250K
High-profile academy chains and a single-school trust account for some of the country's highest-paid leaders
Harris spends £750K on the wages of its top two earners
Academy chain now has two people earning more than £300K, including a chief executive earning between £455K and £460K
Put wellbeing above academic progress, say most parents
Two-thirds of parents believe their child's wellbeing is now more important than academic attainment, poll shows