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High court gives go-ahead for challenge after law change allowing agency workers to cover teachers on strike

Nearly 10,000 pupils logged into remote learning sites this morning as many schools were forced to close their doors

Don’t miss your round-up of Tes’ must-read news and analysis from the past week, including what schools need to know about strep A, the demise of the Schools Bill and our exclusive interview with Nick Gibb

Headteachers should contact their local health protection team if there is an outbreak of two or more linked scarlet fever cases within 10 days

Teachers avoid ‘tricky questions’ in relationship and sex education lessons due to ‘lack of confidence’, report finds

The tragic deaths of schoolchildren from complications caused by invasive group A strep (iGAS) have put schools on red alert. Dan Worth talks to experts to find out what’s going on and what schools can do to try and keep their pupils safe

Work experience can have a powerful impact on young people’s ambitions but not every student gets the same careers opportunities at their school. Headteachers can take the lead in levelling the playing field, says Nick Soar

The DfE must now ditch plans to publish a ‘de facto league table’ on schools’ National Tutoring Programme take-up, say heads’ leaders

Heads say the supply of carbon-dioxide monitors earlier in the pandemic could have reduced Covid disruption

Funding constraints are pushing schools to ‘redesignate’ staff as tutors without any extra cover, says NAHT boss

Exclusive: Some leaders will not show England’s game during school hours because of ethical concerns about decision to host tournament in Qatar

If we really want to increase uptake of modern foreign languages at GCSE and A level then we need a much bolder plan than Nick Gibb has put forward, says Professor Geraint Jones