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Sexual harm is rising in schools - but is there enough resource to tackle it?
As a ÌÇÐÄVlog investigation highlights the increase in sexual violence and sexual harassment in schools, experts call for more training and support to respond to the problem
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Catch-up rhetoric putting ‘huge pressure’ on children
Focus should be on socialisation and play if time in school is extended, says the British Psychological Society
Back-to-school: PM to say all can return from 8 March
Boris Johnson to announce that all pupils in all years can go back to the classroom in two weeks time
Exclusive: School staff lack faith in rapid Covid tests
Only 16% think lateral flow tests will keep their school safe and just 27% believe the investment is worthwhile, poll shows
Student teacher placement advice: what you need to know
Student teachers' school placement time in Scotland has been cut as a result of Covid
Teachers fear ‘reckless’ full 8 March school openings
Heads and teachers warn the PM against a 'counterproductive' full return to schools next month
Revealed: How lockdown has hit learning
Children from better-off families in England spent more time learning at home than their disadvantaged peers, according to a new IFS study
Exclusive: 91% of teachers oppose Ofsted comeback plan
Nine in 10 against Ofsted resuming full school inspections in summer term and a third say it should ‘never’ return
Hire supply teachers to cut class sizes, says union
An 'army' of out-of-work supply teachers should be deployed to support a Covid-safe return to school, says NASUWT
IB: 70% of schools using controversial 2021 exams
International Baccalaureate outlines how many schools will use exams or teacher assessment under 'dual route' approach
Give free meals to all primary pupils now, say Greens
Scottish government previously promised free school meals for all primary pupils – but only from 2022
Scotland ‘not giving up on rejoining Erasmus scheme’
Scotland will continue to fight to stay in the Erasmus student-exchange programme, says constitution secretary
Remote learning increases workload, say 86% of teachers
YouGov poll for Ofsted provide more evidence of the toll the pandemic is taking on teachers' working lives
Teacher recruitment boost ‘short-term gain’, DfE admits
And 'significant gaps' remain in key subjects, despite 'uplift' in trainee teachers, government says
Only 6,400 teachers to get 2021 pay rise - of just £250
DfE confirms plan to 'pause' pay rises for vast majority of teachers, apart from small minority earning less than £24K
Exclusive: Exhausted teachers ‘pushed to the brink’
The demands of remote education this term have left teachers struggling physically and mentally, ÌÇÐÄVlog survey shows
The best catch-up plan? Supporting teachers
Forget short-term catch-up strategies – the government needs to invest in the teaching profession, says Nick Brook
University scheme provides tutors for over 300 pupils
A Scottish university has launched an online tutoring programme to help pupils hit hardest by Covid
IGCSEs 2021: Cambridge Assessment could scrap UK exams
Exam board 'looking at switching' from exams to teacher-assessed grades in countries where exams have been cancelled
Team UK will not take part in EuroSkills 2021 in Graz
EuroSkills Graz will now take place in September 2021 – but the ongoing uncertainty over Covid means the UK will not be participating, says WorldSkills UK chief executive
Skills: Third of adults ‘worry about a second career’
But just a quarter are willing to fund training themselves, new research by City and Guilds Group shows
Degree apprenticeships: No commitment on 50% target
Preferred candidate for chair of Office for Students says degree apprenticeships target would be 'extraordinary shift'
BTECs: Why defunding qualifications would be a mistake
While T levels are welcome, the government should not get rid of other valuable qualifications, says Cindy Rampersaud
Dr Who’s Jodie Whittaker to host Oak academy assembly
Stars come together with Oak National Academy, Bafta and Place2Be to host activities for Children's Mental Health Week
Tony Blair: Vaccinating teachers would take two days
Wading into the teacher vaccine row, ex-prime minister says vaccinating all teachers is the 'reasonable thing to do'