General
Tuesday
1st Mar 2022
What it feels like to take off our masks after 16 months
A lot has changed since Scotland introduced rules on face coverings in classrooms in November 2020, says Alan Gillespie
3 teacher phrases I must stop using
Scottish teacher Jamie Thom has made it his mission in 2022 to stop saying these pointless phrases in the classroom
Monday
28th Feb 2022
Please sir, can we have some more funded NQTs?
A Welsh scheme in which hundreds of newly qualified teachers have been placed in schools with their wages paid by government has been a big success story, says Laura Doel
After 16 months, masks are (sort of) coming off in Scotland
There will be mixed feelings as rules around face coverings in classrooms come to an end, says Henry Hepburn
Can we rely on Scotland’s attainment data?
The OECD has already questioned whether official student data is ‘robust’ enough – now other key figures are voicing their concerns, says Emma Seith
Friday
25th Feb 2022
Why teachers will help children make sense of Ukraine crisis
Teachers are facing a barrage of questions about the Russian invasion and will know how to respond, says Henry Hepburn
Tes essentials: Ukraine, Covid and bad management
Your roundup of Tes’ most popular news and features articles from the past week
In times of conflict, let teachers do what they do best
Teachers don’t need the DfE’s new guidance on impartiality to talk to pupils about the invasion of Ukraine – they have discussions about sensitive topics every day, says Helen Amass